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Shohei Ohtani ready to lead powerful Japan at World Baseball Classic

Shohei Ohtani looked up at the stands from the hero interview podium at Kyocera Dome…

Murakami and Yoshida power Japan to final WBC warmup victory

Osaka – Munetaka Murakami blasted a three-run first-inning homer and Masataka Yoshida drove in four…

Tim Atherton still gets ‘chills’ pitching for Australia

Tim Atherton has been pitching for Australia for over a decade and is among the…

Former MLB star Park Chan-ho wants kids to learn from Shohei Ohtani

Osaka – Former pitching star Park Chan-ho, one of Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer Hideo…

Shohei Ohtani thrills fans with two homers as Japan beats Hanshin in WBC warmup

Osaka – Shohei Ohtani hit a pair of three-run home runs and Lars Nootbaar had…

Japan players to watch besides Shohei Ohtani during 2023 World Baseball Classic

There will be plenty of attention on the superstar players of the Samurai Japan roster…

Japan players to watch besides Shohei Ohtani during 2023 WBC

There will be plenty of attention on the superstar players of the Samurai Japan roster…

Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida arrives to complete Samurai Japan’s WBC roster

Osaka – Masataka Yoshida, the last missing piece in manager Hideki Kuriyama’s World Baseball Classic…

Roki Sasaki dominant and Okamoto homers in Japan’s WBC warm-up win

Roki Sasaki pitched three scoreless innings, and Kazuma Okamoto hit a tiebreaking solo home run…

Dave Nilsson pushing Team Australia hard ahead of World Baseball Classic

There have not been many signs of spring at Fuchu City Stadium recently. Even with…