Baseball held our attention with Shohei Ohtani's achievements and the WBC, but there were top sports highlights in many fields up to the last days of...
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Global superstars like Lionel Messi now rank below Shohei Ohtani on the list of top earners, so you can grasp how amazing the size of his...
A $700 million contract would give anyone some peace of mind, but Shohei Ohtani says he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers because of their passion for...
Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani agrees to a 10-year, $700 million deal, the biggest contract in Major League Baseball history.
The Hanshin Tigers manager lands the Shoriki Award, an annual honor for top contributions to Japanese baseball, after leading the team to a Japan Series title.
This much is certain: For Shohei Ohtani, impeccable behavior, both on and off the field, helped him win his second MVP award without a single dissenting...
For the second time in three years, Shohei Ohtani is the American League MVP award recipient, recognizing his all-around excellence as a pitcher and hitter.
Shohei Ohtani, with his sunny demeanor as the "baseball kid," embodies the sheer fun and excitement of baseball and brings brightness to Japanese society.
Angels star Shohei Ohtani led the American League in homers for the first time, finishing with 44. He is the first Japanese player to win an...
With the Angels out of playoff contention, Shohei Ohtani won't return as a designated hitter. Instead, he'll have surgery to repair his injured pitching elbow.
From the Brave Blossoms to Shohei Ohtani, Japanese sports teams and their fun-loving, always impeccably tidy fans create a huge amount of goodwill.