Japan's World Baseball Classic title defense is over. Saturday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela rallied from ...

Hirokazu Ibata said he'll step down as Japan's manager after the defending champions lost to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.

National team baseball manager Hirokazu Ibata has said he will step down following Japan’s loss to Venezuela 8-5 in the ...

Japan entered the 2026 World Baseball Classic as the reigning champions, and so far they've dominated the tournament, walking ...

The country has dominated the World Baseball Classic in the 2000s, but its baseball history started long before.

Hirokazu Ibata resigns as Japan's national baseball manager after the team's quarterfinal exit from the World Baseball ...

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Shohei Ohtani and reigning champ Japan faced Venezuela team in WBC quarterfinals. Check out the highlights.

In Japan, where Netflix has exclusive rights to the WBC, residents are not used to paying subscription services to watch sporting events.

MLB controversially handed local broadcast rights to the 2026 World Baseball Classic to Japan in a move that has slowed growth of the tournament in the baseball-crazed nation ...

Japan’s World Baseball Classic manager is stepping down after a disappointing exit from the tournament. Sports Hochi, a Japanese outlet, reported that Hirokazu Ibata, who had been the national team’s ...