Shohei Ohtani's immense popularity in Japan is highlighted by Dodgers insider Bill Plunkett, who shared an anecdote about how a casual exchange made front-page news. Plunkett's book on Ohtani's first season with the Dodgers,
Having dinner with former teammates wasn’t new for Roki Sasaki, but this particular evening was different. In December, Sasaki sat down for sushi with former Sa
Trevor Bauer called Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani a "global superstar" and the most popular pitcher in the world.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday disclosed a nearly four-minute audio recording which they said showed Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted of defrauding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, attempting to push through a $200,000 wire transfer from one of the player’s accounts.
Japanese phenom and Oakland A's signee Shotaro Morii could be the first MLB two-way player since Shohei Ohtani.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani had one of the greatest seasons in baseball history. More news: Phillies Star Has Asinine Take On Who Des
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sent a letter to the judge presiding over his case for leniency as described his working conditions under Ohtani.
(President and Representative Director: Daisuke Honjo, Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo), the world's No. 1 unsweetened green tea beverage brand "Oi Ocha" (*1) and Major League Baseball (MLB), announced today its official partnership agreement in Japan and the U.
Federal prosecutors released an audio recording in which they say Ippei Mizuhara impersonates Shohei Ohtani in an attempt to wire money from Ohtani's bank account.
The Athletics signed Japanese baseball player Shotaro Morii, just 18 years old, to a $1,510,000 bonus deal in a very different way than the rest of his compatriots. Morii chose the
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.
The splitter is on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Dodgers are cornering the market. Splitters were thrown more often in 2024 than in any other season of the pitch tracking era, which goes back to 2008.