By Rocky Swift TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Masataka Yoshida's late home run triggered a comeback win for Samurai Japan over ...

Three years ago, Samurai Japan fielded a team in the World Baseball Classic that might as well have been called the Future Dodgers. Playing both ways was Shohei Ohtani, who was employed by the Angels ...

After Samurai Japan lost in dramatic fashion to NPB team Orix Buffaloes, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani displayed an odd reaction.

In Samurai Japan’s first game of this World Baseball Classic, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was unsettled by a formidable offense. His ...

Samurai Japan secured a 9-0 win over the Czech Republic in the World Baseball Classic, with a stellar performance by infielders Murakami and Shuto. Czech pitcher Ondrej Satoria, an electrician, stood ...

The Japanese national baseball team, nicknamed Samurai Japan, won all four of its pool-stage games in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, advancing to the quarterfinals in the United States. On Tuesday, ...

Few people on this planet can hit the ball as hard or as far as Munetaka Murakami. The Samurai Japan slugger, who inked a two ...

Of course Shohei Ohtani crushed a grand slam at the very first chance he had. Japan's leadoff hitter in the World Baseball ...

Shugo Maki and Shota Morishita delivered solo home runs for Samurai Japan in a 7-3 comeback win over the Chunichi Dragons on ...

With superstar Shohei Ohtani on the bench on Tuesday and Samurai Japan assured a playoff berth in the World Baseball Classic, attention in the Tokyo Dome momentarily focused on an electrician from the ...

NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (President: Satoshi Horikiri) will sponsor the Japan National Baseball Team "Samurai Japan" as a Team Sponsor at the 2026 World Baseball Classic™ to be held from Thursday ...