The Seoul Series was overshadowed by Shohei Ohtani's interpreter being fired for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from him to pay gambling debts.
Starting with the Seoul Series, skipper Dave Roberts has a heavy responsibility to make sure the two Japanese stars have a seamless transition to the Dodgers.
The $108 million deal locks up Yu Darvish, who reached the 3,000-career strikeout milestone last year, with the Padres through 2028, when he'll turn 42.
“I don’t want to think about it too much, the playoffs," Darvish said. "I’m trying to be the same as I am in the regular season.”
The San Diego Padres hurler, now in his 17th pro season, joined Hideo Nomo as the only pitchers to amass 3,000 combined strikeouts in NPB and...
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award runner-up is showing that he is one of the best top-of-the-rotation pitchers in the game.
The two-way star smashed six home runs in seven games from June 14-20 and collected his third victory of the season. Ohtani received the award for...
Several Hanshin players are having productive seasons at the plate to help carry the team to the top.
The AlphaTauri driver passed Lance Stroll on the final lap to earn points at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
The now-retired Iwakuma will dispense his knowledge of pitching in his new job with the MLB club.
~~ The year is less than two weeks old, and already the global COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on what's happening in Japanese sports....
Nowadays, baseball observers and participants don't expect starting pitchers to go the distance. As the industry standard, complete games are a thing of the...
