Baseball in Japan looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
Young women carry beer kegs on their backs, drawing a cold draft while you’re seated watching the game. Fans are clearly more ...
Baseball-Ohtani and Dodgers top Cubs in historic opening day in Tokyo
The Dodgers were a long way from Los Angeles on Tuesday but with Shohei Ohtani and two more Japanese stars they were the home ...
In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day
The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani ...
Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB’s Tokyo opener
Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves. There was little doubt ...
MLB captivates Japan with homecoming of its baseball superstars
The regular season is kicking off in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, both of which have been boosted by Japanese players.
Why are Cubs and Dodgers playing in Japan in the middle of March?
The MLB season opens in Japan on Tuesday with a duel of Japanese stars on the mound. And then there's Shohei Ohtani, too.
Cubs get a taste of NPB atmosphere in exhibition game against Hanshin Tigers: 'I was feeding off it'
With the team going with a bullpen day for their first exhibition game in Japan, Merryweather opened for the Cubs against the ...
Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
Japan's highest professional baseball league — Nippon Professional Baseball — doesn't use a pitch clock, which has had a huge ...