Baseball

Departing Fighters manager helped Shohei Ohtani find his footing

Shohei Ohtani did not want to be selected in the October 2012 NPB draft. He…

Did baseball arrive in Japan one year earlier than commonly believed?

Baseball’s arrival on Japan’s shores should be viewed to have been in 1871 — one…

Koki Ugusa ignites Carp in big win over struggling Giants

Rookie Koki Ugusa triggered a four-run first inning with a leadoff home run and the…

Shohei Ohtani’s mentor Hideki Kuriyama to step down as Fighters manager

Sapporo – Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama, who orchestrated Shohei Ohtani’s development as a…

Hirokazu Sawamura flat in MLB playoff debut as Astros beat Red Sox

Houston – Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura made his major league postseason debut for the Boston…

Dodgers outlast Giants to advance to NLCS

Cody Bellinger hit a one-out, go-ahead single in the top of the ninth inning to…

Roki Sasaki wins marquee clash as Marinesas Marines beat first-place Buffaloes

Osaka – Roki Sasaki struck out eight over six scoreless innings to outpitch fellow rookie…

Roki Sasaki wins marquee clash as Marines beat first-place Buffaloes

Osaka – Roki Sasaki struck out eight over six scoreless innings to outpitch fellow rookie…

Ayumu Ishikawa goes distance as Marines clobber Buffaloes

Ayumu Ishikawa pitched out of a second-inning jam before the Chiba Lotte Marines broke the…

Astros blow out White Sox to advance to ALCS

Jose Altuve slugged a three-run homer, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman and Michael Brantley each drove…