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 was ...

If he does, the Boston Red Sox should be the first to greet him as soon as he lands. Sasaki is a young, dominant pitcher in ...

WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem took care of business in retaining the 105-pound crown on his first defense ...

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki isn't sure to be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. That hasn't stopped four MLB executives from ...

True to his words, Melvin Jerusalem did not let his fellow countrymen down. Jerusalem delivered a masterclass to beat Mexican ...

In an interview with MLB.com, the player with Japanese roots touched on the rumors of Shohei Ohtani trying to recruit him for Japan's WBC roster ... came from behind to win 7-5.

Shohei Ohtani was named MVP of the tournament as Japan claimed its third WBC title (2006, 2009). The Dominican Republic (2013) and United States (2017) are the only other nations to win the WBC.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata will likely be asked to stay on through the sixth World Baseball Classic in 2026, a source with knowledge of the matter said Saturday.

Melvin Jerusalem made it look easy in the first defense of his WBC strawweight title on Sunday, outboxing the previously ...

To not give the team and those fans and this city their best chance to win a title would ... Trout for the last out as Japan beat the United States 3-2 in the WBC title game.