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Is Roki Sasaki the best pitching prospect ever? Here's what execs said
MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his ...
Red Land alum Steve Zack’s winding pro basketball road now rests in Japan
The Cumberland County native has put together a stellar international basketball career, playing in Russia, Israel, Portugal, ...
Meet A's Japanese prospect trying to become next Shohei Ohtani
Japanese phenom and Oakland A's signee Shotaro Morii could be the first MLB two-way player since Shohei Ohtani.
6 Japan high school principals complete 'ekiden' road relay race to encourage students
Six principals from Saitama prefectural high schools completed an "ekiden" long distance relay race in this eastern Japan city Jan. ･･･ ...
Opinion
Editorial: Double hall-of-famer Ichiro inspires next gen with enduring beauty of baseball
A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- has now received the highe ...
MLB4d
What Ichiro's HOF induction means for future (and past) Asian ballplayers
During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...
School rules under review at 171 high schools in east Japan: survey
At least 171 high schools in eastern Japan's Kanto region, including the capital, are revising their regulations, with ...
FanSided on MSN1h
Complete history of Japanese rookie pitchers debuting with Dodgers
It’s been six years since the last MLB game in Tokyo, when Ichiro Suzuki bid a tear-jerking goodbye to baseball. It feels ...
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BASEBALL/ Lars Nootbaar brings ‘grind-it-out spirit’ to Japan and WBC
Most Japanese couldn't recognize Lars Nootbaar a few weeks ago, before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese. He's becoming a ...