All the stops were pulled out to showcase the best players on both sides of the Pacific as the MLB kicked off its 2025 season in Tokyo Dome. Read more
The four exhibition games between the MLB and NPB clubs showed that the well of talent in Japan runs deeper than the nation’s big leaguers. Read more
After giving up a home run to the Dodgers star two years ago, Hiroto Saiki got the best of Shohei Ohtani on Sunday as the Tigers completed a weekend sweep of MLB clubs. Read more
Facing the Hanshin Tigers and hearing the team’s cheering section was a blast from the recent past for the former Hiroshima Carp star. Read more
Suzuki was showered with applause in his return to Japan as a member of the Chicago Cubs, but it was the Hanshin Tigers who came out on top in the exhibition game. Read more
It is harder to stay at the top than to get there. Read more
The Japan Series was not the only thing the Hanshin Tigers won this year, with “A.R.E” — based on the Japanese word “are,” meaning “that” — crowned buzzword of the year, after team manager A... Read more
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the runaway choice as the best pitcher in the Pacific League on Thursday, when the winners of NPB’s annual Best Nine awards were announced. Read more
A total of about one million spectators attended multiple parades as the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes each celebrated their championships in the streets of both Kobe and Osaka on Thursd... Read more
Hanshin Tigers second baseman Takumu Nakano continued a banner year by ending Hiroshima Carp maestro Ryosuke Kikuchi’s 10-year reign as the top defensive second baseman in the Central League... Read more
