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Japan Breeze G.K. has announced its participation in the Caribbean Series, the most prestigious and long-standing international baseball tournament in Latin America. Established in June 2024 with Alex Ramirez as CEO, this marks the first time in the 75-year history of the event that an Asian team has been invited.… Read

Masahiro Tanaka flirted with the record books by striking out 18 Softbank Hawks batters, and the Rakuten Eagles shut out the Pacific League leaders for the second consecutive game, 5-0, on Saturday night at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai. Tanaka’s 18 K’s were just one shy of the all-time NPB record,… Read

Mazda Motor Corp has created the Mazda Biante Prize, a brand-new Mazda Binate minivan, which will be presented to the player who leaves the strongest impression with fans through his play and performance during the two Japanese pro baseball 2008 all-star games. Mazda is the main sponsor for the two… Read

ONE World Sports, the English-language sports network with exclusive world-class competitions from around the globe, has entered into a licensing agreement with Japan's Nippon Television Network (NTV) to bring Japan’s most successful baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants – current Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) champion and holder of 22 NBP Championship… Read

The Softbank Hawks aren’t a team fighting for a playoff spot. They’re just playing like one. Since clinching first place in the Pacific League on September 25, the Hawks have gone on a 7-1 tear to improve their NPB-leading record to 82-44. The streak continued on Tuesday night at QVC… Read

Who doesn’t enjoy the thrill of live baseball? The crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd as wacky mascots take the field are but a few of the delights that can only be truly enjoyed firsthand. But for some people, that also means cramped seating among other people who… Read

Japanese players have said they will not to take part in the 2013 World Baseball Classic unless the two-time champions are guaranteed a bigger slice of its revenue. The decision was made by the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association at a meeting in Nagoya before the first game of this… Read

In a matchup of the top two teams in the Pacific League, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks rallied for a 1-1 tie against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at Yahoo Dome on Saturday. Fighters ace Yu Darvish lost his bid for a shutout — and his NPB-leading 17th victory — on… Read

From the authors of the bestselling "Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends & Eerie Events comes the sequel Field of Screams," that covers both Major League Baseball and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league. Like its predecessor, the book draws from more than 1,000 interviews with current and former major leaguers, revealing… Read

Just like "Attack on Titan" is a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut in the world of Japanese animation, the Yomiuri Giants are one of the major powerhouses in Japanese professional baseball. The team consistently outpaces its rivals in the win/loss columns and outspends them in recruiting players, and the Giants have captured… Read