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Baseball stars come home

Baseball stars come home as the MLB's season opener captivates Japan

Major League Baseball’s regular season kicked off on Tuesday with an opening pitch thrown from halfway around the world.

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?

About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They came up through Nippon Professional Baseball and waited for free agency under the Japanese system, or were allowed to go earlier by their clubs.

The New York Times · 9h

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 stepped into the batter’s box to open Major League Baseball’s season against his fellow countryman,

Dodgers, Japan and Tokyo Dome

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 10h

Dodgers vs. Cubs MLB Tokyo Series live: Time, pitchers, TV, how to watch Japan game

Major League Baseball 's 2025 season begins in Japan on Tuesday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs squaring off at the Tokyo Dome in one of the most anticipated international games ever. “It’s going to be absolutely crazy," Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez said before the teams left for Japan.

CBS Sports on MSN · 1d

Mookie Betts to miss Tokyo Series: Dodgers star will sit out season-opening Japan games with illness

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts will miss both games of the upcoming Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of illness, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has announced. However, Betts is expected to recover in time to play in the Dodgers' stateside opener against the Detroit Tigers on March 27.

NBC Sports on MSN · 1d

Dodgers' Mookie Betts won’t play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness

Manager Dave Roberts said that Mookie Betts is starting to feel better but has lost nearly 15 pounds and is still trying to get rehydrated and gain strength.

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MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport

The crack of the bat is almost here with Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season set for March 27. But while ...

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Japan's passion for baseball on full display at Tokyo Series special events

It is hard to find a block in the heart of Tokyo that does not feature a banner or advertisement featuring Dodgers superstar ...

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It’s Peak Shohei Ohtani on Opening Day in Japan

The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 ...

20h

MLB Tokyo Games Lure US Fans as Weak Yen Makes Baseball a Bargain

Baseball fans flying in for the league’s first regular season games to be held in Japan since 2019 are adding to a record ...

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The Best Team in the National League? for Two Days in Japan, It's Looked Like the Hanshin Tigers

TOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In ...

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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 ...

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