Skenes highlights MLB opening day starter list as youngest since '14 to take mound to begin season
Major League Baseball also revealed Tuesday that Pirates star Paul Skenes will be the fastest No. 1 overall draft pick to make an opening day start.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series ...
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.
Seattle Mariners' Legend Ken Griffey Jr. Takes in Game 1 of Toyko Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up the 2025 season with a 4-1 win on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome in ...
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Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB’s Tokyo opener
The only Japanese player who had a quiet night was Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki, who finished 0 for 4 at the plate. With a ...
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Baseball: Japan seen as pillar of MLB's global expansion strategy
Expectations are growing for the Japanese market to be a driving force for Major League Baseball's global growth strategy. MLB has secured 14 new sponsors in Japan since 2023 in the run-up to the ...
Shohei Ohtani shakes off nerves to help Dodgers defeat Cubs in MLB opener in Japan
But the Japanese players who were playing in front of their home country at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday handled any jitters ...
'Baseball player' tops career aspirations for boys in Japan as Ohtani effect takes hold
Influenced by Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani's phenomenal success, "baseball player" has reclaimed the top spot ...
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Why opening day for the Chicago Cubs is in Tokyo, Japan
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers are playing two games at the Tokyo Dome as a part of the MLB Tokyo Series to kick ...