The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professonal Baseball have agreed to a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to multiple reports out of Japan (including from Nikkan Sports).

Bauer, who last played in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, pitched for the Bay Stars in 2023, when he recorded an 11 ...

During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...

The splitter is on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Dodgers are cornering the market. Splitters were thrown more often in 2024 than in any other season of the pitch tracking era, which goes ...

Major League Fishing (MLF) partners with Eisaku Kato to launch MLF Japan Kasumi BMC Series in 2025. Learn how this expansion ...

Japanese pitchers who make the jump to the major leagues have often said the baseballs there are slipperier than those in Nippon Professional Baseball. But no one had done a scientific study on ...

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese. He's becoming a household word in Japan, and fans are singing the praises of the St ...

Another Japanese-born superstar hints at a future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiroto Takahashi was spotted practicing in Dodgers gear.

Since Hideo Nomo found his way from Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB in 1995, Los Angeles has been a popular destination ...

From professional rugby player to professional wrestler in Japan, Toks Fale understands how daily discipline trumps motivation when it comes to maintaining focus and achieve a goal. Born on Tonga and ...