As Samurai Japan gears up to defend its World Baseball Classic title, its roster is beginning to take shape. While superstar ...

When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball ties between the U.S. and Japan. It ...

The U.S. National Baseball 18U team beat Japan, 2-0, on Sunday in the WBSC World Cup championship game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium. / USA Baseball Coleman Borthwick of South Walton (Florida) pitched a ...

Munetaka Murakami's arrival in the Major Leagues doesn't look like it will stop him from playing in the World Baseball ...

The United States is assembling what has been called the "Avengers" of baseball, fielding its strongest-ever squad for the ...

Sato previously played for Sendai University in Shibata, Japan, posting a 2.22 ERA, while adding 202 strikeouts in 170.1 ...

Shohei Ohtani played an extra month of baseball in both 2024 and 2025 as his Los Angeles Dodgers made back-to-back championship runs, but he is all in for some more action in March. Ohtani committed ...

Shohei Ohtani announced he will play for Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic after leading his home country to the 2023 ...

Nov. 25 (UPI) --RivalMLB phenom Shohei Ohtani once again will lead Japan at the World Baseball Classic, while attempting to secure a second consecutive championship. "Thank you to all the fans for ...

Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic, the two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star announced on social media Monday night. Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking ...