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Japan, baseball and Shohei Ohtani

CNN on MSN · 2d

From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)

The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

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 Angeles Dodgers. They came up through Nippon Professional Baseball and waited for free agency under the Japanese system, or were allowed to go earlier by their clubs.

The New York Times · 1d

In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day

The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box to open Major League Baseball’s season against his fellow countryman,

Major League Baseball19h

The most anticipated debuts in MLB history

Baseball has seen its share of players who have been hyped before they ever played a game in the Major Leagues. Look no ...

2don MSN

America’s Pastime Is Being Completely Transformed—by Japan

When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs square off in Tokyo this week for MLB’s season-opening series, it will ...

Hawai‘i Public Radio1d

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 ...

History could repeat itself as Cubs' Seiya Suzuki returns home for Tokyo Series

This week, Suzuki returned to his hometown of Tokyo, representing the Cubs in his fourth MLB season. “My goal is to stay in ...

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Ohtani and the Dodgers Keep the Cubs and Their Rich History in the Shadows in Japan

Chicago Cubs fans take pride in being underdogs, a role that ended briefly when they won the World Series in 2016 to end a ...

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‘This is baseball country’: MLB season gets underway in Japan as national hero Shohei Ohtani inspires Dodgers’ win over Cubs

Baseball fever swept through Tokyo on Tuesday as the MLB season got underway, offering fans a rare opportunity to glimpse homegrown star Shohei Ohtani in action.

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Baseball stars come home as the MLB's season opener captivates Japan

Major League Baseball’s regular season kicked off on Tuesday with an opening pitch thrown from halfway around the world.

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