What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
Kazuhiro Sasaki is One of Many Japanese Players to Have Big Impact on Seattle Mariners
The Major League Baseball season officially kicks off Tuesday morning as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs meet in ...
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Sasaki a symbol of hope for people of Japan
Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling ...
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
Dodgers Already Focused on Adding More Japanese Talent, Says Exec
The Los Angeles Dodgers have three of the biggest stars to ever come out of Japan in Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani. The trio will each play ...
‘Treasure of Takata.’ Roki Sasaki’s bond with Rikuzentakata endures, long after 2011 tsunami
Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Roki Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to preserve his more pleasant recollections of his upbringing.