MLB star Shohei Ohtani on return to Japan, 2025 season and his impact on kids: "I feel a strong responsibility"
L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke in a rare interview about playing in front of a home crowd in Japan and what he's ...
It’s Peak Shohei Ohtani on Opening Day in Japan
The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 ...
Ohtani delivers in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs in season opener
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball ...
MLB captivates Japan with homecoming of its baseball superstars
The regular season is kicking off in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, both of which have been boosted by Japanese players.
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.
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
Rising to the occasion, Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run HR in return to Japan against Yomiuri Giants
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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Fans voice high hopes for Ohtani, other Japan stars in season opener
Fans watching Tuesday's opening matchup of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, held in Japan for the first time in six years, expressed high hopes for three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani of the Los ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...
Ohtani and Dodgers top Cubs in historic opening day in Tokyo
The Dodgers were a long way from Los Angeles on Tuesday but with Shohei Ohtani and two more Japanese stars they were the home team for Tokyo fans in a historic season-opening 4-1 victory over the ...
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Dodgers' Japanese trio of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki captivate homeland in MLB Tokyo Series
The moment Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki set foot in Japan for MLB's Tokyo series, their homeland ...
Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season
It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to ...