They aren’t just a baseball team—they’re a dynasty, a media empire, and, to some, the sport’s ultimate villain. Love them or loathe them, the Yomiuri Giants have shaped Japanese baseball ...

Kim/Chicago Tribune) Baseball fans exit in the rain after ... before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune ...

The Yomiuri Giants won the Central League pennant last season. On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, the reigning champions kicked off the 2025 campaign with a dramatic start to their quest to repeat.

And while Japanese American baseball did continue after the war, with new teams forming, like the Little Tokyo Giants, it didn’t rival its popularity of the ’20s and ’30s. None of the ...

Top prospect Yumeto Kanemaru struck out seven in six innings of one-run ball but fell short of his first Nippon Professional ...

(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer talks with colleagues before an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025 ...

"I think Japanese baseball with American Major ... Ohtani powered the Dodgers to victory over the Giants. The Dodgers and Cubs meet again in the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday before the teams return ...

The growing influence of the genre could be seen ahead of the Tokyo Series ... main character in “Star of the Giants,” arguably Japan’s most popular baseball manga, provides one of the ...

TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Baseball mania reached fever pitch in ... Wednesday after playing exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers of Japan's pro league at the weekend.