How star pitcher Hideo Nomo, an agent and a lawyer changed the landscape of MLB forever
The multitude of Japanese stars in MLB today wouldn't be possible if Nomo hadn't first made the leap 30 years ago.
MLB is trying to expand in Japan. Can Japan’s NPB grow in America?
Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...
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Dodgers' Japan relationship stretches back to team's 1955 World Series win. Here's a closer look
After winning their first World Series in 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers traveled to Japan for a series of exhibition games. Two ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan’s baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
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Not Shohei Ohtani? MLB’s First Japanese Player Picks This Legend as Japan’s Greatest US Export
There have been many MLB players from Japan, and with the Tokyo Series taking place between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the ...
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Japanese stars are hitting cultural home runs in Major League Baseball
Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...
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Dave Roberts Said Dodgers Accomplished Mission of Painting Japan Blue
The Los Angeles Dodgers will compete against the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day at the Tokyo Dome to kick off the season.
Ranking the Top 5 Japanese Players in Boston Red Sox History
With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs set to face off in the Tokyo Series, there is no better time to recognize the ...
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...