To watch the fifth episode of Ken Burns' "Baseball" is to see exactly what makes the sport great as a metaphor for the country.

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

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

Newly-minted Dodgers reliever Kirby Yates put the doubters on notice as he reponded to the criticism toward the reigning world champions.

He was a three-time NPB All-Star, two-time Best Nine award winner and won NPB's version of the Cy Young, the Eiji Sawamura award, and the MVP in 2008. When Iwakuma came stateside, he wasn't an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"Finding success is giving me more and more confidence," Sugano said. The two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award for Japan's most outstanding starting pitcher has not given up a run and ...