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The Hanshin Tigers and the Yomiuri Giants, who are destined to become the most popular Japanese professional baseball team, ...
Cuban right-hander Rydell Martinez (29) is the highest-paid special finish in the Japanese professional baseball this year.
The last time we checked in on disgraced former MLB Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer, things weren't going  so well in Japan's Nippon Professional ...
Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. The Cubs won 4-2. ‘Go Cubs Go’ plays at Tokyo Dome after Chicago Cubs’ 4-2 win.
Shigeo Nagashima, a legendary Japanese baseball player and Yomiuri Giants icon, dies at 89, leaving a legacy celebrated by Shohei Ohtani and others.
When Kubo arrived on the Giants’ coaching staff in 2023, however, Sugano was starting to show signs of decline. His numbers had fallen from elite to merely very good and Giants manager Tatsunori ...
Masahiro Tanaka is trying to get back to the biggest baseball stage available to him. The former Yankees superstar is under ...
Miles Mikolas has been with the Cardinals since 2018. He began his MLB career in 2012, but made a career-altering move when he signed with the Yomiuri Giants before the 2015 season. He pitched for ...
Legendary Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima attends an event on Jan. 19, 2008, in Chiba, Japan. Nagashima has died at 89, his former team confirmed Tuesday.
Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan's most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by his ...
Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s ‘Mr. Baseball,’ dies at 89. The five-time MVP was among Japan’s most popular athletes, known for helping the Yomiuri Giants win nine straight titles.
Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Koki Kitayama came within two outs of a no-hitter Thursday in their 4-1 win over the Yomiuri ...