When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs square off in Tokyo this week for MLB’s season-opening series, it will underscore Japan’s pre-eminent role in baseball today.

He was traded to San Diego in the Hideki Irabu deal in 1997 but never fulfilled his potential. "He's one of the best physical talents I've seen," Williams said. "He can do it all. He has the ...

The first wave of immigrants, led by Hideki Irabu and El Duque Hernandez, already has moved on. While Matsui's every move is followed by dozens of reporters, photographers and camera crews who ...

The 28-year-old Matsui becomes the second Japanese player to join the Yankees in the past several years, following Hideki Irabu, who pitched for New York from 1997-99. Cashman spent much of ...

For his career, he had a 3.14 ERA and 129 saves for the Mariners. Hideki Irabu, RHP, 1997-2002 Irabu pitched for the Lotte Orions (who later became the Chiba Lotte Marines) from 1988-96. He then ...

Hideki Kamiya has commented further on his decision to leave PlatinumGames in 2023, stating: "I couldn't allow myself to kill my soul in order to work in an environment that I didn't agree with".

The Yankees have been hit hard by the injury bug this spring, particularly in the rotation. But general manager Brian Cashman downplayed the possibility of the club going outside the organization ...

"Millions of people are gonna go on Twitter...and apologize to me personally and profusely and recognize that I was right and everyone else was wrong" ...

Hideki Matsuyama looked like he was struggling with his golf game during Thursday's opening round of the Players Championship, a familiar sight for PGA Tour fans. What wasn't as familiar is that ...

Former World No.2 Hideki Matsuyama spent his first few years on the PGA Tour switching up his caddie often, but ever since 2019 Shota Hayafuji has been a mainstay. Hayafuji shot to acclaim around ...