In Nippon Professional Baseball, a standard game consists of nine innings, just like in Major League Baseball in the United States. However, unlike MLB, NPB places limits on how many extra innings are ...

Sinaloa native Roberto Osuna has been left off the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' opening roster for the 2026 season.

At one time, right-hander Daichi Moriki was a first-round selection of the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball, ...

Yomiuri Giants outfielder Trey Cabbage set the tone for NPB batters on the opening night of the season on Friday when he sent Hanshin Tigers starter Shoki Murakami’s second pitch of the game into the ...

Next season, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto will join a short list of Japanese players to play with the Toronto Blue Jays. Okamoto signed a free agent contract with the Blue Jays on Saturday, according ...

With the World Baseball Classic upon us, one of the most exciting things for true seamheads is the opportunity to see many of Japan’s top Nippon Professional Baseball stars in action. Over the last ...

Simply put, the Los Angeles Dodgers have done a tremendous job of scouting international talent in Asian countries, specifically Japan. In the last three offseasons, they signed last year's World ...

It's always fun to see former players of your favorite team succeed elsewhere, as long as it does not come at your team's ...

Kazuma Okamoto flies out in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo, Japan. (file photo)(AP) The Toronto Blue Jays are set to make another ...