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MLB, Japan and baseball

What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?

That's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season,

NBC News on MSN · 10h

MLB captivates Japan with homecoming of its baseball superstars

The regular season is kicking off in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, both of which have been boosted by Japanese players.

The New York Times · 2d

How to watch the MLB Tokyo Series, baseball’s international opener for the Cubs and Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs open the 2025 MLB season from Japan's Tokyo Dome. The two-game series runs Tuesday and Wednesday.

Japan, Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB

ABC7 KABC · 7h

Dodgers relationship with Japan stretches back to team's 1955 World Series win. Here's a closer look

After winning their first World Series in 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers traveled to Japan for a series of exhibition games. Two years later, they moved to Los Angeles.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Japan’s rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series

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.

The New York Times · 1d

MLB wants Japan to cheer for more than the Dodgers and Ohtani. The prize could be billions

If MLB can get Japan to follow all its teams, “We do believe there are payoffs in the B’s: billions,” commissioner Rob Manfred said.

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Ranking the Top 5 Japanese Players in Boston Red Sox History

With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs set to face off in the Tokyo Series, there is no better time to recognize the ...

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MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport

The crack of the bat is almost here with Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season set for March 27. But while ...

Hawai‘i Public Radio13h

Japanese stars are hitting cultural home runs in Major League Baseball

Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...

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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 ...

The Japan Times4h

New Japanese baseball exhibit to open at Baseball Hall of Fame in July

An exhibition highlighting the long and storied history of baseball in Japan will open at the National Baseball Hall of Fame ...

Major League Baseball1d

Kiké Hernández reunited with former teammate and Samurai Japan star in Tokyo

Dodgers utility player and Kiké Hernández had just finished his second season with the Dodgers, yet to become the postseason hero that he is now known for in Los Angeles. So, that offseason, he return ...

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 ...

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