MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred recently spoke on Mad Dog Radio about how owners understand that the Dodgers have such a unique ...

Cuba had a record 26 players on Major League Baseball's opening-day rosters, and Japan had 12 for its most since 2012.

If MLB can get Japan to follow all its teams, “We do believe there are payoffs in the B’s: billions,” commissioner Rob ...

Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...

According to Los Angeles Times columnist Dylan Hernández, Shohei Ohtani told Japanese media he plans to join the Dodgers on ...

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. He's among many Japanese stars who have left to ...

About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They came up through Nippon Professional Baseball ...

But while MLB has become known for its melting pot of backgrounds among players, this diversity may be putting a strain on ...

L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke in a rare interview about playing in front of a home crowd in Japan and what he's ...

The regular season is kicking off in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, both of which have been boosted by Japanese players.

Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling ...

Anyone who knew the history of sports in Japan might have expected the fans in the room to reply, “Play in Nippon Professional Baseball.” ...