Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
The Moving Story of Bringing Baseball Back to Manzanar, Where Thousands of Japanese Americans Were Incarcerated During World War II
In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the ...
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.
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Japanese baseball looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
Baseball in Japan — the game is called "yakyu" (field ball) in Japanese — carries more of a rock-concert vibe than its ...
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 ...
Ex-Braves Star Shines in Iconic Moment at Truist Park During Savannah Bananas "Banana Ball" Game
On March 29 and 30, 2025, Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, became the epicenter of baseball’s most unconventional ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio12d
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 ...
CNN13d
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
Robert Whiting, Japanese baseball expert But ... Ichiro was essentially a ground ball hitter who would just beat out infield grounders. “You could say that Matsui was OK, but he came to America ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
The Moving Story of Bringing Baseball Back to Manzanar, Where Thousands of Japanese Americans Were Incarcerated During World War II
We had a ball then. It was so good to get away ... a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of Japanese American baseball. “You would think they would reject it and be bitter.
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Shohei Ohtani, Japan's other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB's Tokyo opener
There was little doubt this was no ordinary baseball game. But the Japanese players who were playing in front ... environment ...
AOL13d
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
Baseball was introduced to Japan in the mid- to late-1800s ... Ichiro was essentially a ground ball hitter who would just beat out infield grounders. “You could say that Matsui was OK, but ...