In the history of the Major League, Japanese power has never been as strong as it is these days. Since Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 and won the Rookie of the Year award with his ...

Well, at least they got a free trip to Japan. No wins were included, though. It might have been a trip to forget as far as ...

There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines ...

The Japanese slugger was introduced before each at-bat to loud roars that continued until a few seconds before the pitch, ...

Sasaki struggled with his command and walked five in three innings. But Kike’ Hernandez drove in three runs and Shohei Ohtani hit one of the Dodgers’ home runs in the win.

Catcher Will Smith led off the inning with a walk and advanced to third on a double by Max Muncy. The runners advanced and ...

In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura’s father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani ...

The Tokyo Dome went dark, the lights blinking off around the stadium. Suddenly, a spotlight flashed on: A lone child stood on ...

Photos as the Chicago Cubs open the regular season at the Tokyo Dome against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18, 2025.

The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani ...

Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday as the Dodgers and Cubs ...

A third player — Japan's top pitcher Roki Sasaki — just left the Chiba Lotte Marines after four seasons to join the Dodgers.