Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. For more than a century, baseball has built a bridge ...

The poignancy of five Japanese ballplayers returning to their home country as Major League stars resonated with the baseball ...

The Dodgers have cornered the market on Japanese talent — but one major star does not appear to be California Dreamin’. Right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai, currently in the middle of a 45-day posting ...

The MLB winter market always brings surprises, and this year will be no exception. From Japan, two names are making waves: Kazuma Okamoto and Tatsuya Imai, according to MLB Trade Rumors. Both players ...

Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, led by stars Shohei Ohtani and Munetaka Murakami, faces hurdles due to the ...

The Houston Astros kicked off the new year with a bang by signing Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract, in a shock move to the baseball world. The Astros showed they can play in the ...

Ichiro Suzuki, a remarkable hitter with dazzling speed and arm strength, not only broke stereotypes during a career played across two continents but also blazed a trail for a generation of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball ties between the U ...

Translation from Japanese to English: Play ball! Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball ...