From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
Why are Cubs and Dodgers playing in Japan in the middle of March?
The MLB season opens in Japan on Tuesday with a duel of Japanese stars on the mound. And then there's Shohei Ohtani, too.
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
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What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki ... “In addition, the Japanese national team won the 2023 WBC, which has also ...
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When the Chicago Cubs needed a reset, they set their sights on Japan: ‘It’s paid off’
Imanaga, who considers Darvish and Ichiro Suzuki to be inspirations ... Kazuma Okamoto, another infielder from Japan’s 2023 WBC championship team, is also on the horizon. The next waves of ...
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From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
He opened the door for Ichiro (Suzuki ... Reason one is being a part of Team Japan, the 2013 World Baseball Classic team, (I) witnessed first-hand the high level in America,” he explained.
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NPB Historian Believes Japanese Players Better Than Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Will Emerge
The historian for Japan's most prestigious baseball league believes that a player better than Shohei Ohtani will emerge one ...