Catcher Takuya Kai launched his first home run in a Yomiuri Giants uniform Saturday during a 12-0 demolition of local Central ...

The depleted Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff are turning to Elvin Rodríguez for the home-opener start Monday against the ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tetsuto Yamada hit his 300th career home run and Peter Lambert threw six scoreless innings in his Japanese baseball debut as the Yakult Swallows beat the Chunichi Dragons ...

On his 27th birthday, Brewers right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez made his return to the major-league mound for the first time since 2023 — a season in which he logged only one appearance.

This past winter he landed 23-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki, who left early from Japan’s top league, Nippon Professional Baseball ... Munetaka Murakami of the Yakult Swallows is among the next ...

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Mariners, the impact of Japanese players is as prevalent as ever going into this week’s games in Tokyo.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers announced Friday the signing of Elvin Rodríguez to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026 after he pitched in Japan last season. The 26-year-old ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000 ... who was in the other dugout playing the final year of his career in Japan with the Yakult Swallows — couldn't ...

The New York Yankees are expected to pivot from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and target Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami.

and Gakuto Wakabayashi hit a sayonara single in the 10th to lift the Kyojin to a 6-5 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the season opener at Tokyo Dome on Friday night. In a time of both ...