Roki Sasaki is here. Munetaka Murakami could be next. From Shohei Ohtani to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Sasaki, there's been a wave of young Japanese superstars coming to MLB from Nippon Professional Baseball over the last few seasons.

Training right around the corner, the Texas Rangers seem to be done making substantial moves at this point of the offseason. They addressed their we

Japanese baseball's single-season home run record-holder Munetaka Murakami was recently seen on social media wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap.

The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professonal Baseball have agreed to a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to multiple reports out of Japan (including from Nikkan Sports).

Bauer, who last played in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, pitched for the Bay Stars in 2023, when he recorded an 11-4 record and 2.59 ERA in 24 starts. Last year, he played for Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican League, where he went 10-0 with a 2.48 ERA.

Tokyo, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo police Monday arrested two members of Natural, one of Japan's biggest sex worker scout groups, for allegedly introducing women to sexual service establishments ...

The former Cy Young winner begins a new chapter in the Nippon Professional Baseball league after a standout season in Mexico

Japanese pitchers who make the jump to the major leagues have often said the baseballs there are slipperier than those in Nippon Professional Baseball. But no one had done a scientific study on ...

Since Hideo Nomo found his way from Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB in 1995, Los Angeles has been a popular destination for Japanese free agents. Here's a complete history of Japanese rookie pitchers with the Dodgers.

Another Japanese-born superstar hints at a future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiroto Takahashi was spotted practicing in Dodgers gear.

(AP Photo/Ayaka McGill, File) Eiji Hashimoto, chairman and CEO of Nippon Steel Corporation, attends a press conference at their company headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) United States Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant in ...

Caribbean Series in Mexicali, Mexico, will give us a glimpse of the annual tournament’s future, while also featuring the four teams that made up the event’s traditional lineup for decades. Different from the recent Caribbean Series -- which featured relatively new nations to the tournament such as Curaçao,