MLB Sep 30, 2020
Masahiro Tanaka and Shogo Akiyama gear up for expanded postseason
by Jason Coskrey
The two players are among six Japanese players participating in the wild-card round, including three experiencing their first big-league playoffs.
MLB Sep 2, 2020
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 9, 2020
Japanese players getting into swing of things ahead of MLB season
The Mariners' Yusei Kikuchi threw live batting practice on Wednesday in Seattle.
Baseball / MLB May 2, 2020
Japan's MLB stars in limbo with everyone else as pandemic plays out
Japan's major leaguers are playing the waiting game while MLB looks for a way to start its season
Baseball / MLB Jul 9, 2019
Masahiro Tanaka expected to be AL's second pitcher in All-Star Game
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, recently added as an injury replacement for Tuesday night's All-Star Game, is likely to be the second pitcher to take the mound for the American League squad, manager Alex Cora said Monday. The 30-year-old, who is 5-5 with a ...
Baseball / MLB Jun 29, 2019
Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka says he's 'honored' to start first MLB game in Europe
Masahiro Tanaka said Friday he is "honored" to start the first MLB game held in Europe, when the New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox in London this weekend. "It's going to be a historic day for Major League Baseball. I'm extremely honored to ...
Baseball / MLB Mar 28, 2019
Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka seeks to end Opening Day jinx
For the New York Yankees Opening Day starter Masahiro Tanaka the bone-chilling cold on the U.S. East Coast has helped him sharpen his focus rather than giving him the blues. The 30-year-old, who earned the Opening Day nod for the fourth time in his past ...
Baseball / MLB Dec 27, 2018
Shohei Ohtani's historic big league debut wasn't the only story coming out of the majors this year, but it often seemed like it. The ups and downs of the hard-hitting, hard-throwing American League Rookie of the Year captured imaginations on both sides of the Pacific, ...
National / History | Defining the Heisei Era Aug 25, 2018
Defining the Heisei Era: When Japanese sports went global
by Andrew McKirdy
Baseball star Hideo Nomo may have blazed a trail for Japanese players in the MLB when he signed with the Dodgers in 1995, but the achievements of domestic athletes abroad in the Heisei Era certainly didn't stop there.
