MLB is trying to expand in Japan. Can Japan’s NPB grow in America?
Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...
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Cubs vs. Dodgers in Japan: Remembering a barnstorming tour by U.S. players in 1934
There were several major league exhibition tours to Japan from 1908 through ... to speak Japanese and had already been to Japan for a baseball instructional visit in 1932. He was also a ...
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MLB Japan Series: A baseball fan's guide to Tokyo for Cubs vs. Dodgers on Opening Day
“I definitely think Shohei Ohtani and all the other Japanese players have helped make American baseball a big thing here in Japan. A lot of people watch the games and travel to the places that ...
What time is Dodgers vs. Cubs? MLB schedule for Tokyo season opener, where to watch, TV channel, live stream
Major League Baseball is back, and for the first time in six years, MLB games will be played in Japan this season. The ...
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150 years of baseball history has led to this historic Opening Day in Tokyo
The story of baseball runs through the United States and Japan. It’s a ribbon threaded through the history of the sport and ...
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Japan's passion for baseball on full display at Tokyo Series special events
It is hard to find a block in the heart of Tokyo that does not feature a banner or advertisement featuring Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. This week, images of Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
Dodgers sweep Cubs in Tokyo Series
Enrique Hernandez homered to highlight his three-RBI performance, and Shohei Ohtani and Tommy Edman also went deep, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a sweep of the Tokyo Series with a 6-3 win over ...