From Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima to Koji Uehara and Masataka Yoshida, the Boston Red Sox have had their fair share of Japanese stars over the years.

Although his time with the New York Mets was short, many have forgotten the hype that Daisuke Matsuzaka had when he came over from Japan. Known for his patented gyroball, Matsuzaka pitched eight ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs open the 2025 MLB season from Japan's Tokyo Dome. The two-game series runs Tuesday ...

The contests will feature five Japanese players across the two clubs, including Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, a high school phenom who went on to international fame and glory, including a World Series championship, has decided to call it quits from professional baseball ...

Daisuke Matsuzaka’s pitch sailed out of the strike zone, giving the batter a free trip to first base. But the crowd in Saitama Prefecture and players and coaches from both teams gave the pitcher ...

Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the 30 Clubs, announced today the pitching matchups for Opening Day on Thursday, March 27th as well as the final season-opener on Friday, March 28th. Earlier ...

For the first time since Daisuke Matsuzaka came stateside before the 2007 season, a pitcher ranks No. 1 overall in the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list. Headed by Roki Sasaki, it is ...

The crowd also included Japanese pitching legend Daisuke Matsuzaka, who now works in television. He pitched eight years in the Major Leagues. The left-hander was impressive. He threw to starting ...

Seven other Japanese-born players have previously started season openers: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish, Kenta Maeda, Masahiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kuroda, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideo Nomo. Two teams have ...

Retired Japanese baseball stars Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka (pictured) played an exhibition game against a girl's High School Team at the Tokyo Dome as part of an initiative to encourage ...