Rintaro Sasaki is a teenage phenomenon who aspires to play Major League Baseball. He is a trailblazer embarking upon an unconventional path for a Japanese ball player.

Baseball was in his blood,” said his great-nephew, Ray Mackey III. “He and his siblings grew up playing ball on the sandlots ...

Newly inducted Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki spoke Friday of his excitement about Major League Baseball staging its season-opening series at Tokyo Dome on March 18-19 and returning to Japan for the ...

The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” will explore the longstanding exchange of teams and players in the more than 150 years ...

When Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be ... missing a unanimous selection by one vote after paving the way for future stars like Hideki Matsui and Shohei Ohtani. Netherlands: ...

It’s been six years since the last MLB game in Tokyo, when Ichiro Suzuki bid a tear-jerking goodbye to baseball. It feels ...

There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, ...

Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts acknowledges challenges in competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for top Japanese talent.

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.” ...

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The Pitt News Sports Desk discusses NFL scheduling, Mike Tomlin drama and even TikTok in this week’s Take Four.

The card, a Guiding Light triple autograph booklet featuring the signatures of Japanese baseball legends Ichiro Suzuki, Shohei Ohtani, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, is an exceptional piece of sports ...