Japanese baseball legend Hideo Nomo received the inaugural Sports Pioneer Medal at the 22nd Asian Hall of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles.
Nippon Professional Baseball’s Hokkaido Nipponham Fighters have signed Franmil Reyes to an extension through the 2030 season, reportedly agreeing to a historic four-year contract worth up to $40 million.
Three Nippon Professional Baseball stars have officially entered the MLB posting system, with Hanshin Tigers 3B/RF Teruaki Sato, Saitama Seibu Lions RHP Kaima Taira, and Hokkaido Nipponham Fighters RHP Hiromi Itoh all set to pursue Major League deals.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched their second consecutive Japan Series title Wednesday night, overcoming an early two-run deficit to beat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 4–2 at Mizuho PayPay Dome.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are one win away from their second consecutive Japan Series titles after a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Game 3 at Mizuho PayPay Dome.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have taken a 2-0 lead over the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the 2026 Japan Series with consecutive extra-inning wins at Yokohama Stadium.
Latin American players will feature on both sides of the 2026 Japan Series, with six named to the rosters for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
The Yomiuri Giants have appointed Hideki Matsui as their new manager, bringing the former star slugger back to the club where he began his professional career.
The Yomiuri Giants are betting on convincing Yokohama High School right-hander Shoki Oda to start his career in NPB rather than go stateside to play for an NCAA school or MLB organization.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are advancing to the Japan Series for the third straight year, while the Yokohama DeNA BayStars are on the verge of another upset.
Yokohama High School RHP Shoki Oda has decided to pursue an MLB career rather than play in NPB.
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars won a crucial Game 1 against the Hanshin Tigers while the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pulled away further from the Hokkaido Nipponham Fighters.
The Nippon Professional Baseball postseason has reached the Climax Series Final Stage, with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars eliminating the Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nipponham Fighters taking down the Saitama Seibu Lions.
If you are wondering what the landscape of baseball will look like during the looming work stoppage that will begin in Major League Baseball at midnight on Dec. 1, look back about 20 years to the 2004-05 lockout in the National Hockey League.
The Nippon Professional Baseball postseason is officially underway with two tight contests.
Hanshin Tigers superstar Teruaki Sato has become the first Hanshin Tiger to win the Triple Crown since Randy Bass in 1986.
Japan's developmental Miyazaki Phoenix League will run from October 7-28 this season.
Japan will play its first tournament under new manager Tadahito Iguchi from November 12-15 at Tokyo Dome.
The Hanshin Tigers secured the CL title after the second-place Yomiuri Giants lost to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Saturday.
