Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan, is famed for its fishing, with trout, salmon and crab among the delicacies that can be found in its waters and upon its shoreline. What Hokkaido isn’t known for is its baseball.

TOKYO -- At the sixth World Baseball Classic, the Japanese national team "Samurai Japan" has attracted widespread attention with a new "tea whisk" cel･･･

After Samurai Japan lost in dramatic fashion to NPB team Orix Buffaloes, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani displayed an odd reaction.

Of course Shohei Ohtani crushed a grand slam at the very first chance he had. Japan's leadoff hitter in the World Baseball Classic couldn't have runners on base the first time up on Friday against Chinese Taipei.

Masataka Yoshida's homer led Samurai Japan to a comeback victory over Australia in the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome, attended by Emperor Naruhito. Despite early setbacks, Japan secured a 4-3 win.

Shugo Maki and Shota Morishita delivered solo home runs for Samurai Japan in a 7-3 comeback win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturda

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In fact, Darvish, 39, will miss the entire Major League Baseball season following UCL repair surgery. The Japanese right-hander dismissed a report that ...

Samurai Japan is returning to the World Baseball Classic stage with many of the same players who powered its 2023 title run, including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto.