TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Koki Kitayama came within two outs of a no-hitter Thursday in their 4-1 win over the Yomiuri Giants in interleague.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yoshihiro Maru doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Yomiuri Giants edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 in interleague play Wednesday.

Shigeo Nagashima, a Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer who spent more than three decades as a player and manager for the Yomiuri Giants, died Tuesday. He was 89.

A key member of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants of the 1960s and ’70s, Japan’s most enduring sports dynasty, Nagashima was a star from his first season.

Japanese sports icon Shigeo Nagashima, known as the country's "Mr. Pro Baseball," died from pneumonia Tuesday, Tokyo's Yomiuri Giants announced. He was 89.

Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s ‘Mr. Baseball,’ dies at 89 The five-time MVP was among Japan’s most popular athletes, known for helping the Yomiuri Giants win nine straight titles.

Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano has leaned on Yomiuri Giants pitching coach Yasuo Kubo to help translate his success in Japan to MLB.

The Yomiuri Giants went on a shopping spree in the offseason to strengthen the team ahead of its Central League title defense and bolster its chances of winning the Japan Series for the first time ...

Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. The Cubs won 4-2.

In the Cubs’ 4-2 victory against the Yomiuri Giants in an exhibition game Sunday, Boyd threw four shutout innings in relief, in the latest step of his spring-training buildup.

The Yomiuri Giants will look to bounce back from their 5-1 loss to the Dodgers in their first game of the Tokyo Series. Who will win this game on Sunday?

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night. In an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, the three-time MVP belted a long ...