Munetaka Murakami picked an ideal time to break out of his World Baseball Classic funk ... Mexico on March 20 that propelled Samurai Japan into the final against the United States.

Cheers erupted across Japan as the Samurai Japan’s victory over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic final in Miami sent fans in homes, ballparks and public viewing locales into ecstasy. The ...

Japan's star pitcher Shohei Ohtani struck-out the US captain to win the game The World Baseball Classic (WBC) final between Japan and the US delivered on many fronts: sporting prowess, drama and ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- 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 ...

The 2023 World Baseball Classic was a resounding success as evident in attendance, viewership, and merchandise sales. It also didn’t hurt to have the United States and Japan battle to the bitter ...

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 ... United States in the final.

For the first time, he could dedicate all his effort into being the most complete offensive ... After leading Team Japan to ...

The Japanese superstar’s first year with the Dodgers has been nothing short of legendary. But those close to him think this ...

The final seven ... since his early days in Japan, the highlight of his career came out of the bullpen, when he struck out Mike Trout to clinch the 2023 World Baseball Classic for Japan.

In 2022, a 99-day lockout started by the owners in December drifted right into March ... Angels before returning to his native Japan for the WBC. Yu Darvish will join him in Tokyo.

Canada has drawn into a pool with Puerto ... will start on March 15, with the WBC final scheduled for March 17 in Miami. Defending champion and world No. 1 Japan will host No. 11 Australia ...