With batters like Kensuke Kondoh, Yuki Yanagita and Hotaka Yamakawa, the PL-leading SoftBank Hawks will be hard to stop this season.
The all-time great wrestler takes over as the Miyagino stablemaster, replacing his mentor, who is retiring at age 65.
The 42-year-old lefty continues to impress for the high-flying Swallows.
How did all of NPB’s teams perform during the recent interleague period? Here’s an analysis of what took place on the field.
The Swallows third baseman and Buffaloes hurler received top vote totals in the Central League and Pacific League, respectively.
Ryoji Kuribayashi holds the U.S. in the 10th to pick up the win.
Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament.
As 2020 comes to a close, JAPAN Forward is highlighting notable sports team accomplishments and individual feats by Japanese teams and athletes, both here and abroad....
As winter approaches, Japan's sports calendar includes two major achievements within the past several days. For starters, it surprised nobody that the Fukuoka SoftBank...
Since the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks snatched their third straight Japan Series title on October 23, 2019 at Tokyo Dome, two interlocking storylines have hovered above...
Yui Kawamoto made a solid return to competition last weekend after the LPGA's long layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the tour's first...
