By returning to Rakuten, the veteran pitcher will be with the team for the 10th anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan’s Tohoku region...
The veteran pitcher's career is coming full circle as he rejoins the NPB club after a seven-year stint with the New York Yankees.
After a successful seven-year run with the Yankees, the popular pitcher is a free agent and appears on the verge of rejoining the Tohoku Rakuten Golden...
The now-retired Iwakuma will dispense his knowledge of pitching in his new job with the MLB club.
The pandemic-shortened Major League Baseball season wrapped up on Sunday, September 27, and after two action-packed months, the playoff picture is set. Sixteen teams—eight...
Victory at the July Grand Sumo Tournament catapulted Terunofuji in the sport’s highly publicized pecking order. In the Japan Sumo Association’s latest rankings, which...
Hideto Asamura is on pace to set a career-high total in home runs for the third consecutive year. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles...
In a scary moment on the first day of spring training 2.0, New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by...
Major League Baseball is coming back. After contentious negotiations between the owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association led to an impasse...
After the autumn visit to Japan by Major League (MLB) All-Stars — the first since 2014 — the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners...
Robert Whiting Shoehi Ohtani from Japan—the first major player to hit and pitch regularly in the U.S. major leagues since Babe Ruth...
It’s official! After considerable speculation, it’s confirmed that Ichiro Suzuki, 44, will be returning to the Seattle Mariners on a one-year deal. The prolific hitting...
