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Free-agent pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura returned to the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday following a two-year spell with the Boston Red Sox. The 34-year-old right-hander played 49 games last season as a member of the Red Sox bullpen, going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA. He went 6-2 with a 3.39 ERA […]

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar barely speaks Japanese, but may feel a wave of childhood nostalgia when he joins his Samurai Japan teammates ahead of March’s World Baseball Classic. The 25-year-old Nootbaar grew up in California, the youngest son of a Dutch father and a Japanese mother. He will […]

Activists seeking to preserve two historic sports venues and an iconic tree-lined avenue are locked in a battle with the Tokyo government over the redevelopment of one of the city’s greenest neighborhoods. Tokyo is now in the final stages of initiating a plan to demolish and replace Jingu Stadium, the […]

Activists seeking to preserve two historic sports venues and an iconic tree-lined avenue are locked in a battle with the Tokyo government over the redevelopment of one of the central Tokyo’s greenest neighborhoods. Tokyo is now in the final stages of initiating a plan to demolish and replace Jingu Stadium, […]

New Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida and St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar were among the final players added to Japan’s World Baseball Classic roster on Thursday. Manager Hideki Kuriyama, looking to guide Samurai Japan to its third championship and first since 2009, rounded out his 30-man roster with […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame announcement Tuesday was a celebration of third base, and it could be more of the same in 2024. Former Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds star Scott Rolen was officially announced as a Hall of Famer through a vote by members of the […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame announcement Tuesday was a celebration of third base, and it could be more of the same in 2024. Former Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds star Scott Rolen was officially announced as a Hall of Famer through a vote by members of the […]

Hiromitsu Kadota of the then-Daiei Hawks hitting his 550th career home run at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka in June 1991. | KYODO Former Japanese professional baseball player Hiromitsu Kadota, who clinched three home run titles in his career, has died at the age of 74. Kadota hit a total of […]

Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has had a change of heart and announced Monday he is no longer interested in selling the American League club. Moreno was interested in selling the club in August after 20 seasons as owner, with the club going as far as to announce the […]

LOS ANGELES – Having watched him pitch to a 15-9 record and a 2.33 ERA in 2022, Mike Trout is excited about the prospect of battling Los Angeles Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani at the World Baseball Classic, the three-time American League MVP said Friday. Trout was one of the first […]