After winning in 2023, Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan had their run cut short in this year's tournament. Rich Storry / Getty Images Twenty federations sent their best players to the 2026 World ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In fact, Darvish, 39, will miss the entire Major League Baseball season following UCL repair ...

MIAMI — As Pitbull’s “Fireball” thundered from the stadium speakers, Shohei Ohtani readied himself for one last chance. Standing in loanDepot Park’s third-base dugout before the bottom of the ninth ...

On Wednesday, Japan's national baseball team, famously known as Samurai Japan, rolled out their snazzy new uniforms for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) 2026. With a design that screams elegance and ...

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani gritted his teeth and sucked in some air. “It’s extremely disappointing for it to end like this,” Ohtani said in Japanese, “but there’s always next time.” Next time could be the ...

Seiya Suzuki was midway through his home run trot when he held out his left hand as if clutching an imaginary bowl. Holding an invisible whisk in his other hand, the Chicago Cubs outfielder made a ...

TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Shohei Ohtani didn't wait long to give the hometown crowd what they wanted, launching a second inning grand slam to begin a Samurai Japan rout over Chinese Taipei in their ...

TOKYO – Two springs ago, Andrew Friedman and his Los Angeles Dodgers lieutenants traveled across the Pacific Ocean hoping to put eyes on a phenomenon who could shape the next era of the sport. They ...

Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto each homered and Japan held on to defeat the United States 3-2 on March 21 to win its ...

The pressure of glory. A shocking loss. Raw locker room talk. Go behind the scenes into their reality as Samurai Japan's camera keeps rolling.