“They loved Lars like he was a mascot for the Japanese national team,” Kumiko said. At the end of the tour, the boys gave Nootbaar a surprise gift. It was a navy baseball cap with a “J ...

All eyes in the baseball world right now are laser-focused on Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old Japanese flamethrowing phenom is seemingly days away from signing with an MLB club. Reports indicate that ...