22+ hour, 11+ min ago  (492+ words) Race favorite Croix du Nord claimed his third Grade 1 title in the 70th running of the Osaka Hai, his first appearance of the 2026 season, on Sunday, April 5. Sired by Kitasan Black, who won the Osaka Hai in 2017, the brown colt was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (800+ words) Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six strong innings for the two-time defending MLB champion Los Angeles Dodgers in their season-opening 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, March 26. Before the game, the Dodgers unveiled a World Series flag in center field, commemorating…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1001+ words) After Samurai Japan went 4-0 in the first round of the World Baseball Classic, manager Hirokazu Ibata outlined the team's strategy for the rest of the tournament. At a jam-packed press conference at Tokyo Dome, Ibata said there's a winning formula…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1093+ words) Samurai Japan's offense erupted for nine runs in the eighth inning en route to a 9-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the World Baseball Classic Pool C's final game on Tuesday, March 10. Kenya Wakatsuki (Orix Buffaloes) smacked a double down…...

4+ week, 34+ min ago  (1329+ words) The South Korea national team and its rabid supporters shared a joyful celebration at the end of a World Baseball Classic game at Tokyo Dome on Monday night, March 9. At 10:09 PM, first baseman Bo Gyeong Moon caught Logan Wade's pop…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (970+ words) After scoring a combined 21 runs in their first two games of the World Baseball Classic, Samurai Japan was held to two hits and zero runs through five innings against Australia on Sunday night, March 8. And heading into the sixth inning,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (1102+ words) Samurai Japan overcame a 3-0 deficit en route to a dramatic 8-6 triumph over South Korea in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game on Saturday night, March 7. With two outs in the seventh inning, pinch runner Taisei Makihara scored the go-ahead…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (670+ words) Travis Bazzana, the first Australian to be selected No 1 overall in Major League Baseball's draft, is showcasing his talent at the World Baseball Classic. Bazzana is hoping his performance in this year's WBC will be a springboard to making his…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (1058+ words) Samurai Japan's offense erupted for 10 runs in the second inning against Taiwan in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game on Friday night, March 6. Shohei Ohtani delivered the big blast, a one-out grand slam, and the reigning WBC champs cruised…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (487+ words) Japan's professional baseball teams have begun spring training. And mid-February, will find the Japanese team for the World Baseball Classic (WBC), led by manager Hirokazu Ibata, at its training camp. Samurai Japan will be preparing for its quest for a…...