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Here's who's being inducted into the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed three more inductees with Ichiro Suzuki becoming the first Japanese-born player elected and falling just one vote shy of unanimous selection. See who else ...
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The Broadside (Transcript): How North Carolina became Japan's favorite state
Anisa Khalifa: And eight years ago, he got the opportunity to be a diplomat bridging North Carolina and the country he once called home. Although they aren’t typically paid, honorary consuls are real ...
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Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast
Josue Briceño put himself on the map with a monster Arizona Fall League. Could Caleb Durbin be a contributor with the Yankees next season? Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 is available for free on the ...
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Roki Sasaki finalists crank up the heat on Jed Hoyer even more this offseason
It gives Chicago a proper superstar in the middle of the lineup and puts Craig Counsell's team back on the map. The NL Central ... to leverage the success of Japanese stars Imanaga and Seiya ...
Japan 2nd-grader who won barista contest dreams of helping coffee farmers
Shunsuke Ozawa may be just eight years old, but he already won a barista competition for university students and now sells custom-made blends･･･ ...
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Tazewell’s Billy Wagner voted into baseball Hall of Fame
Wagner was in his final season of consideration for eligibility in voting by the Baseball Writers. He stated his case by ...
Red Sox player helps honor Maine man who introduced baseball to Japan
On Sunday, Boston Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida visited the Gorham farmhouse where Horace Wilson was born. Yoshida played professional baseball in Japan for several seasons before joining the ...
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The Orioles have eyes on Japanese players. Adam Jones is there to help.
As I mentioned, I think our new ownership group is opening up a lot of possibilities and we see the growth of Japanese baseball and how it’s impacting the major leagues, and we want to be a part ...
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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national ...
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Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his 19-year MLB career with the ...
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Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players
“So Shotaro could really be opening up a door here.” Since Hideo Nomo in the 1990s, nearly all Japanese baseball stars became NPB greats before coming to MLB. There was never a written rule ...
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Ichiro, the Japanese Hall of Famer who helped redefine baseball
Ichiro Suzuki is the Japanese Zen master who was so dedicated to baseball that he carried his bats in a moisture-proof case and apologised to their creator when he broke one. His speed and ...