Ohtani Effect Fuels Japan’s Female Baseball Stars to Push for Pro Future
On a brisk winter day, high-school freshman Rin Saito’s cleats crunch the snow as she rubs the leather of the ball against her gray and purple uniform. With each crack of the bat, she dreams of ...
These 6 MLB players will wear a special patch this season: Here’s why
As part of a new program from Major League Baseball, in partnership with trading card company Topps and apparel merchant ...
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Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura’s father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani ...
Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
TOKYO (AP) — The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the ...
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When will Shohei Ohtani pitch for Dodgers this season? ‘We just don’t know’
A month ago, Dave Roberts was asked if the Dodgers’ hope was for Shohei Ohtani to be back in the team’s pitching rotation by May this season. “I think that’s about right, yeah,” the ...