Baseball

One activist believes the methods used by NPB teams to prevent injuries in the stands could easily be applied to the majors.

Free agent right-hander Corey Kluber, a two-time Cy Young Award winner coming off two injury-plagued seasons, is reportedly joining the New York Yankees. According to multiple media outlets, the 34-year-old veteran and the Yankees agreed to terms Friday on a one-year, $11 million deal. Kluber was ...

The Chiba Lotte Marines on Friday suspended outfielder Ikuhiro Kiyota indefinitely after he breached the Pacific League club's rules regarding the coronavirus to dine with an outsider and then made a false report. Kiyota dined with the person in late September when Lotte was on ...

One week after rejecting a big-league contract, ace right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano re-signed with the Yomiuri Giants on a one-year deal reported as the highest in Japanese baseball history. Tomoyuki Sugano speaks to reporters after signing a reported ¥800 million, one-year contract with the Giants on ...

No one was chosen from the Players Selection Committee for the second year in a row.

The Seattle Mariners announced Tuesday that former pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma has rejoined the organization as a special assignment coach reporting directly to general manager Jerry Dipoto. He will begin his new role, which will include scouting talent from Japan, during spring training, which is expected ...

After doubling annual attendance between 2011 and 2019, Yokohama wants to become NPB's strongest club both on and off the diamond.

Speaking to reporters online, the 31-year-old Sugano expressed some frustration with the conditions under which he was forced to negotiate.

In 2008, Lasorda received the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball.