Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition ...

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national ...

On April 2, 2001, Bret Boone jogged to second base for a chilly Opening Day in Seattle. The roof at Safeco Field was open, the upstart Oakland Athletics were in town, and ESPN2 had the national ...

A collection of poems written by children titled “Kotoba no Shippo” (literally, “word’s tail”) contains a piece by Atsuko ...

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo ...

An unprecedented left-handed batter raised in Japan has accomplished yet another feat. His brilliant performances and ...

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to ... Two other Japanese stars have previously appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot, Hideo Nomo in 2014 and ...