In 1985, the Brewers brought pitching legend Yutaka Enatsu to spring training. He would have been the second Japanese pitcher ...

As a three-time World Series champion, former MVP and six-time Gold Glover in the outfield, Betts has little left to prove on ...

Last year was a year of transformation for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who rallied from a midseason injury to become the Dodgers' ...

Sasaki has the talent to be an instant sensation the way Fernando Valenzuela or Hideo Nomo were in previous generations ...

If Willy Wonka had started a chocolate factory in Tokyo, he’d be well behind the game by now. While the bean-to-bar movement is relatively new, Tokyo’s chocolate scene has long been highly ...

Forced changes to baseball mechanics have derailed the careers of many ballplayers, but Hisashi Iwakuma improved spectacularly after the adjustments.

Hideo Nomo pitched for seven different Major League teams after coming over from Japan, and while he was only an all-star one time, he sure left his mark on our game.

Since Hideo Nomo found his way from Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB in 1995, Los Angeles has been a popular destination for Japanese free agents. Here's a complete history of Japanese rookie ...

It’s been six years since the last MLB game in Tokyo, when Ichiro Suzuki bid a ... first Japan-born player in MLB in the mid-1960s, Hideo Nomo ushered in the era of Japanese stars.

Although players like Hideo Nomo and Hideki Matsui have been considered for the American Hall of Fame, Ichiro is the first Asian-born player to be inducted. During his time with the Orix BlueWave ...

When you visit Japan in spring, enjoying the cherry blossoms in Tokyo is an absolute must! Here, we'll take you on a delightful journey through Tokyo's most renowned and awe-inspiring cherry blossom ...