TAIPEI—Solid defense and “small ball” paid off big for Japan as it won the Under-18 Baseball World Cup for the first time, defeating host Taiwan 2-1 in the final on Sept. 10. The Japanese ...

Japan's star pitcher Shohei Ohtani struck-out the US captain to win the game The World Baseball Classic (WBC) final between Japan and the US delivered on many fronts: sporting prowess, drama and ...

After a heated World Cup match, the stands are usually left with food waste, cups and wrappers scattered in the heat of the moment. Japanese fans certainly had reason to go wild on Tuesday night.

Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in Japan) — more even than Pete Rose's 4,256. He broke George Sisler’s single ...

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan. Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride ...

On a decisive day at the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup, the United States and Japan secured their spots in the final after defeating their respective opponents on Day 4 of the tournament.