Major League Baseball has had no shortage of stars, but it has never seen a sensation like Ohtani, who is Japan’s answer to ...

Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most popular athlete on the planet, and that superstardom has helped rapidly accelerate MLB’s business in Japan.

No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...

The multitude of Japanese stars in MLB today wouldn't be possible if Nomo hadn't first made the leap 30 years ago.

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Mariners, the impact of Japanese players is as ...

Matsui and Hall of Fame outfielder Ichiro Suzuki helped set the standard for what Japanese hitters could accomplish in America. A nine-time All-Star in Japan, Matsui joined the New York Yankees in ...

In 2025, the highest-earning players in Major League Baseball are set to cross a significant income threshold.

The New York Mets' Juan Soto and Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani are, unsurprisingly, the two highest-paid MLB players in 2025 ... More news: Former Yankees Prospect Signs Free Agent Contract ...

There have been many MLB players from Japan, and with the Tokyo Series taking place between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the ...

Along the way, Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to score a regular-season run at the Tokyo Dome since former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui in 2004. In fairness, Major League ...

In the history of the Major League, Japanese power has never been as strong as it is these days. Since Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 and won the Rookie of the Year award with his ...

First baseman Dominic Smith opted out of his contract with the New York Yankees on Friday ... "I think clearly he's a big league player. He's been great in the room. He's performed.