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With the government effectively abolishing event attendance restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, sports fans and concertgoers may soon be screaming at the top of their lungs — provided they are masked — under a policy shift that is not universally welcomed. Nippon Professional Baseball is moving to […]

With the government effectively abolishing event attendance restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, sports fans and concertgoers may soon be screaming at the top of their lungs — provided they are masked — under a policy shift that is not universally welcomed. Nippon Professional Baseball is moving to […]

ANAHEIM, California – Shohei Ohtani will make one preseason Cactus League start for the Los Angeles Angels before heading to Japan on March 1 for the World Baseball Classic, Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Saturday. Ohtani will therefore not join his Samurai Japan teammates in Miyazaki for their Feb. […]

Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (center) works out with teammates on the first day of Nippon Professional Baseball’s spring training in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Wednesday. | KYODO Nippon Professional Baseball’s first day of official training began Wednesday across southern Japan amid relaxed coronavirus countermeasures and an air of anticipation ahead […]

Free-agent pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura returned to the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday following a two-year spell with the Boston Red Sox. The 34-year-old right-hander played 49 games last season as a member of the Red Sox bullpen, going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA. He went 6-2 with a 3.39 ERA […]

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar barely speaks Japanese, but may feel a wave of childhood nostalgia when he joins his Samurai Japan teammates ahead of March’s World Baseball Classic. The 25-year-old Nootbaar grew up in California, the youngest son of a Dutch father and a Japanese mother. He will […]

Activists seeking to preserve two historic sports venues and an iconic tree-lined avenue are locked in a battle with the Tokyo government over the redevelopment of one of the city’s greenest neighborhoods. Tokyo is now in the final stages of initiating a plan to demolish and replace Jingu Stadium, the […]

Activists seeking to preserve two historic sports venues and an iconic tree-lined avenue are locked in a battle with the Tokyo government over the redevelopment of one of the central Tokyo’s greenest neighborhoods. Tokyo is now in the final stages of initiating a plan to demolish and replace Jingu Stadium, […]

New Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida and St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar were among the final players added to Japan’s World Baseball Classic roster on Thursday. Manager Hideki Kuriyama, looking to guide Samurai Japan to its third championship and first since 2009, rounded out his 30-man roster with […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame announcement Tuesday was a celebration of third base, and it could be more of the same in 2024. Former Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds star Scott Rolen was officially announced as a Hall of Famer through a vote by members of the […]