8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1663+ words) By MASAKI KASAI/ Staff Writer April 21, 2024 at 07: 00 JST Masanori Murakami throws the first ceremonial pitch during a pre-season game between the Oakland Athletics and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Tokyo on March 17, 2019. (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) Before the likes…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (120+ words) By HIROKI TOHDA/ Staff Writer April 12, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Lorenzo Sciarrino, right, a senior official of global partnerships with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Takumi Yamaguchi, president of PR Times Corp. , pose with a signed document during a ceremony to commemorate…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (784+ words) February 29, 2024 at 12: 00 JST PHOENIX--Shohei Ohtani is unique in Major League Baseball history, a two-way Japanese superstar who can excel as a hitter and a pitcher, sometimes in the same game. But for the 2024 season, Ohtani will be just a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (359+ words) April 13, 2024 at 16: 00 JST LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japan-born player with a solo shot during the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago  (289+ words) April 22, 2024 at 07: 15 JST LOS ANGELES--Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui's record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Ohtani crushed a two-run homer deep into the right field bleachers…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (324+ words) By SHUHEI NOMURA/ Staff Writer April 24, 2026 at 17: 11 JST Although fictional in the popular soccer "Captain Tsubasa" manga, protagonist Tsubasa Ozora has landed a real-life contract with'Sports-Biz Co. , a company that manages more than 60 athletes. The sports management company announced on…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (107+ words) By SHIRO YAMAGUCHI/ Staff Writer April 19, 2026 at 07: 00 JST Ayuri Shimano pitches in the final game of the national female high school baseball championship held for the first time at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in summer 2021. (Takuya Tanabe)…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (743+ words) June 6, 2024 at 12: 25 JST PITTSBURGH--Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6 on Wednesday night. Skenes (3-0) allowed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (989+ words) July 26, 2024 at 12: 30 JST LOS ANGELES--Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs over four innings in his return from shoulder surgery, Nick Ahmed and Shohei Ohtani homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (875+ words) August 13, 2025 at 17: 41 JST ANAHEIM, Calif. --Zach Neto had never seen a triple play in person before he made it happen himself in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgerson Tuesday night. With ideal positioning…...