Shohei Ohtani's electrifying two-way performances for the Los Angeles Dodgers ensure a daily stream of baseball headlines in Japan, but concern is growing over a shrinking player base in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/japan-baseball-numbers-shrinking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #shoheiohtani #sadaharuoh #katsuhikonakamura #children
The Hanshin Tigers, with its 2-0 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Sunday, are one step closer toward becoming the best team in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/hanshin-tigers-pennant-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #kyujifujikawa #centralleague #hanshintigers #teruakisato
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka’s pursuit of 200 career victories between NPB and MLB, which would earn him a spot in the Meikyukai, appears to have stalled this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/masahiro-tanaka-200-win-pursuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #masahirotanaka#yomiurigiants #meikyukai
Munetaka Murakami’s return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows might not be enough to save them, but he could help them end the year on a higher note. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/yakult-swallows-murakami-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #tokyoyakultswallows #munetakamurakami #hidekinagaoka #koyoaoyagi
A new exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, tells a sweeping, richly visual story about the deep and evolving connection between Japan and America’s shared national pastime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/yakyu-baseball-hall-of-fame-exhibit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #baseballhalloffame #shoheiohtani #ichirosuzuki #rokisasaki #npb
Japanese professional baseball teams are working on ways to protect their players and fans from the country's sweltering summer heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-baseball-summer-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #heat #heatstroke #npb
BayStars pitcher Trevor Bauer is looking for answers as his slump on the mound continues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-trevor-bauer-slump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #trevorbauer #yokohamabaystars