Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to start the opening game of the 2025 MLB season. LAD takes on the Chicago Cubs in the ...

But one day the American all-stars were shut down by a 17-year-old Japanese pitcher, Eiji Sawamura, who struck out nine in a row, contributing to a 1-0 shutout win for Japan. Baseball was first ...

The list of Japanese stars currently in the Majors is deep and the Dodgers and Cubs are leading the charge. Look no further ...

Sasaki, meanwhile, is the Dodgers' latest Japanese acquisition, joining his countrymen Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani. He was ...

In honor of the two-game Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, we are looking at the contributions ...

He won three Pacific League MVPs, three Eiji Sawamura Awards, three pitching Triple Crowns and was a star in the World Baseball Classic as Team Japan's ace. In December 2023, he inked a 12-year ...

He is a two-time recipient of the Eiji Sawamura Award, the Japanese version of the Cy Young award. He also won the Gold Glove at his position three times. Absent from the list is 41-year-old ...

Tomoyuki Sugano continued to make a strong impression in preseason for the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday when he struck out ...

He was a three-time Central League MVP, won the Japanese pitching triple crown in 2018 and is a two-time recipient of the Eiji Sawamura Award, the Japanese version of the Cy Young award.

He was a five-time all-star and three-time Eiji Sawamura Award winner (Japan’s version of the Cy Young, but for starting pitchers only). Any concerns about the transition to American baseball ...