NPB Baseball: Nippon-Ham Fighters Shohei Ohtani (11) in on deck circle during game vs Chiba Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium. Otani is the reigning league MVP, excelling as both a hitter and ...

Shohei Ohtani jerseys continue to fly off the shelves after the Japanese star helped the Dodgers to a World Series title last year with his global popularity showing no sign of cooling. Last ...

"In Japanese baseball, the number you wear on the back of your jersey carries great significance. If you go for a single-digit number, or 18, the team will give it to you," Maeda said.

Last year, he became the first Japanese player to have his jersey lead all sales; it did the same this year. Image Ryoji Negi, left, 45, and Ippei Tanaka, 36, are Japanese Yankees fans living in ...

The 2017 season wasn’t just any year for Ohtani—it was the crescendo of his Nippon Professional Baseball career. In 65 games, Ohtani put up a .332 batting average, crushed eight home runs, and ...