Hirokazu Ibata has accepted the offer to stay on as Samurai Japan manager through the 2026 World Baseball Classic, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday. When the 49-year-old Ibata ...

It was a historic moment for Japanese baseball, considering that Nootbaar ... an illustration of pepper mills and a Samurai Japan logo. With a price tag of 3,300 yen ($24), including tax, the ...

The Japanese arm of the global ... than $60 million per year in what is baseball’s biggest non-US market. "Prime Video Japan scores MLB, Tokyo Series, Samurai Japan rights" was originally ...

No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...

Hideki Kuriyama, the Samurai Japan skipper ... the boys gave Nootbaar a surprise gift. It was a navy baseball cap with a “J” logo on the front. All members signed their names in kanji ...

Enrique "Kike" Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers attends a pregame press conference at Tokyo Dome prior to the team's season-opening game against the Chicago Cubs on March 18, 2025. (Pool photo ...