Forced changes to baseball mechanics have derailed the careers of many ballplayers, but Hisashi Iwakuma improved spectacularly after the adjustments.

Most of all, commit to trying a few classes until you find the style or teacher that resonates with you. ''I feel sad when someone tries yoga once or twice and they're like, ‘Eh, I don't like it ...

He saw action in all three playoff rounds, too, pitching to a 5.00 ERA. The Cubs have reached a deal with free-agent infielder Jon Berti, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. Berti, who turned ...

There, Skenes quickly became the nation's top pitching prospect, winning the championship game of the 2023 College World Series, then going to the Pirates as the consensus No. 1 pick in the MLB draft.

Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...

Per @GaijinBaseball on "X:" 6/12/1993 At a countryside Kansai Derby game in Nagaoka, Buffaloes ace Hideo Nomo is taking a shutout into the 8th inning Then a 19 year old kid who came into the game ...

After missing out on Roki Sasaki, the Blue Jays “remain involved in” the starting pitching market, Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith writes. While Toronto has been more primarily linked to ...

Some baseball fans today may not be familiar with Hideo Nomo ... After his retirement, Nomo joined Japan’s Orix Buffaloes in 2009, sometimes traveling with the team and working with the pitching staff ...

However, each has a unique pitching style. In 2023, Sasaki threw four pitches over 100 mph, a feat that very few pitchers have accomplished. Sasaki is known for his quick, solid pitching style, ...

Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The latest pitching sensation out of Japan is bound for Major League Baseball in 2025. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced that ...

Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on ...