The Los Angeles Dodgers have Roki Sasaki, but a new Japanese player named Munetaka Murakami is now getting attention.

Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending whether the games are in the United States or Taiwan, or in Japan. In the United States and Taiwan ...

The 2023 World Baseball Classic was a resounding success as evident in attendance, viewership, and merchandise sales. It also didn’t hurt to have the United States and Japan battle to the bitter ...

(JTA) — The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic is just days away ... to the second round before being eliminated by Japan. Team Israel is back for the 2023 WBC, with more current ...

In sports, few decisions are as emotionally charged as choosing which nation to represent on the world stage, a dilemma ...

This year’s World Baseball Classic left lasting memories, 47 games over two weeks that restored Japan’s supremacy and reinforced Ohtani’s unmatched ability while expanding the sport’s ...

Roki Sasaki wore number 17 for his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. He wore number 14 for the Japanese team at the 2023 ...

The Italian American Baseball Foundation announced Ned Colletti as Team Italy’s general manager for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Colletti’s hiring was annou ...

The World Baseball Classic has been great fun since it began ... with Shohei Ohtani striking out Mike Trout to give Japan the championship, was great theater: Today, Major League Baseball ...

bringing arguably the hardest fastball Japan has ever seen. Sasaki has reached as high as 102.5 mph, albeit during a warmup game for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. For reference, the highest ...