Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the Seattle Mariners, paving the

I played college baseball and I love to follow the NBA, MLB, NFL and college basketball and baseball. Some baseball fans today may not be familiar with Hideo Nomo, but he was a well-known pitcher during his time in MLB. Before coming to the big leagues ...

On Aug. 14, 2023, Darvish set a new MLB record for most strikeouts by a Japanese-born pitcher, passing Hideo Nomo with his final strikeout against the Orioles at Petco Park, the 1,919th strikeout of his Major League career. Darvish made more history on May ...

For some teams in Major League Baseball, the chase for Roki Sasaki could not be measured in mere months. It lasted for years. One of those teams, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, concluded that pursuit on Friday night by landing the star pitcher from Japan.

Suzuki spent nine seasons with Orix in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball before joining MLB and the Mariners in 2001. While Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo was a star for the Dodgers in the 1990s, Suzuki was the first Japanese position player to enjoy that level of success in the majors.

Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes recently had his exclusive baseball card found, which will go up for auction. Topps announced on Jan.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to sign third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes, outfielder Bryan Reynolds and right-handed starting pitcher Mitch Keller to team-friendly

Roki Sasaki was formally introduced by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a press conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The Japanese phenom was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in December and immediately became one of the most coveted free agents of the offseason.

What do you buy for the team that has everything? That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with this winter. The answer, it would appear, is Roki Sasaki.

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition of lefty ace CC Sabathia, that he managed to get that elusive World Series ring.

Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of the BBWAA. With 394 ballots submitted in the 2025 election, candidates needed to receive 296 votes to be elected.

Ichiro Suzuki has become the first Japanese player to make it to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is likely to be the next.