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Organizers of Japan’s National High School Baseball Championship are mulling the possibility of canceling this summer’s tournament in light of the coronavirus pandemic, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. According to the source, the Japan High School Baseball Federation will discuss whether to cancel the Aug. 10 to […]

Rome – Baseball. In Japan. At the Olympics. For World Baseball Softball Confederation president Riccardo Fraccari, it seems like such a sure home run that he can’t even imagine why anyone wouldn’t want to be involved. No wonder the refusal of Major League Baseball and its players’ association to send […]

The owners of the 12 NPB clubs recognize the league could face a “critical situation” due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, Yokohama DeNA BayStars owner Tomoko Namba said on Tuesday. Speaking in an online news conference after an extraordinary owners meeting, Namba said that although the participants did […]

New York – Before all the self-proclaimed purists forecasting the destruction of baseball strategy and the very sanctity of the sport as we know it go berserk bemoaning the inclusion of a designated hitter in the National League this season, remember this: In a remarkable October full of huge momentum […]

New York – The World Baseball Classic will be postponed from 2021 to 2023 because of the new coronavirus, a person familiar with the planning tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because no announcement had been made. The decision, first reported by ESPN Deportes, […]

New York – Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for […]

New Taipei City – There were fans in the stands for baseball in Taiwan on Friday, albeit spaced far apart as a safeguard against the spread of the coronavirus. Up to 1,000 spectators are now allowed at each ballpark in Taiwan, but they are still barred from bringing in food […]

Los Angeles – Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper believes Major League Baseball should relax its “dumb” rule preventing top players from competing in the Olympics. The 27-year-old former National League MVP told Barstool Sports’ “Starting 9” podcast that allowing MLB players to compete would help grow the sport when baseball […]

Taipei – As coronavirus cases dwindle in Taiwan, baseball fans will be allowed back into stadiums on Friday evening, though with a cap on numbers. Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center agreed on Wednesday that starting Friday, the Chinese Professional Baseball League could admit up to 1,000 fans per game. The […]

Though coaching in Taiwan was never Carlos Ponce’s dream job, the man who made his name producing runs in Yokohama is glad to be back in the game and working while most of the sports world remains idled. The 61-year-old, who joined the Taiyo Whales — now known as the […]