Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established ... bypassed NPB’s draft to play college ball for Stanford last season.

Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as ...

The all-time great became the first player from Japan to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class. The all-time great was just one vote away from becoming the second ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. The final ...