In 2024, Imanaga posted the highest fly ball rate among National League pitchers, at a 45.5 percent clip. He ranked fifth in the NL in home runs surrendered, with 27. While Ohtani has the best odds to ...

First baseman Freddie Freeman was a late scratch from the Dodgers' Opening Day lineup due to left rib discomfort. Freeman has also been candid about the fact that he'll need to manage his surgically ...

A hearty homecoming is on tap as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers will open the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo on Tuesday against fellow Japanese countrymen Shota Imanaga, Seiya ...

Five Japanese stars are back on home soil as Major Leaguers -- among them Shohei Ohtani, coming off a season for the ages \-\ ...

Ahead of the Dodgers’ opener against the Cubs at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday, CBS News aired an interview with Shohei Ohtani ...

If MLB can get Japan to follow all its teams, “We do believe there are payoffs in the B’s: billions,” commissioner Rob Manfred said.

The Major League Baseball season kicks off today at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin their quest for back-to-back World Series titles early Tuesday morning when they face off ...