Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai hasn’t taken to MLB right away. Is some of it the team he chose?
In Toronto, Kazuma Okamoto wakes up and wonders whether he’s in Tokyo. The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Ichiro Suzuki Statue Unveiled with a Broken Bat in Seattle
Strange things happen every day. Odd occurrences are a staple of life, and the statue unveiling ceremony for…
Shohei Ohtani passes Ichiro Suzuki for another Japanese MLB record
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani has reached base in his last 44 regular season games, setting an MLB…
Mariners’ Ichiro statue breaks during unveiling in Seattle
A statue reveal to honor Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki went awry on Friday when a key detail…
Shohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki’s MLB on-base streak record for Japanese players
His statue’s bat wasn’t the only thing Ichiro Suzuki had broken on Friday. With a single in the…