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Major League Baseball

June 29, 2019
Should Amateur Baseball Players Go Pro in South Korea and Japan?
By Troy Stangarone
Shifting trends in Major League Baseball open a potential window for teams in Japan and South Korea to compete for top amateur talent.

July 25, 2016
Major League Baseball: Meet Japan's All-Time "Hit King"
By Robert Farley
Ichiro Suzuki fully deserves his place in the firmament of baseball stars.

November 20, 2014
Samurai Japan Take on the MLB All-Stars … and Win
By Samuel Chi
Japanese players impressed against a visiting team from the United States.

July 17, 2014
Masahiro Tanaka Injury Derails Fairytale MLB Start
By Samuel Chi
After a stellar start to baseball Stateside, the Japanese pitcher is likely out for the rest of the season.

March 21, 2014
Major League Baseball Goes Down Under to Little Fanfare
By Samuel Chi
The Dodgers and Diamondbacks will open the 2014 season with two games in Sydney.

February 20, 2014
Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations
By Samuel Chi
Questions remain as far as Tanaka’s place in the Yankees’ pitching lineup.

January 24, 2014
Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball
By J. T. Quigley and Angela Erika Kubo
Our Tokyo editors discuss the recent dolphin hunt and other Japan news.

January 23, 2014
Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka
By Samuel Chi
New York’s acquisition is the most expensive ever for a foreign player.

November 28, 2013
Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace
By Samuel Chi
The hottest bidding war in Major League Baseball history might not happen this winter.

October 24, 2013
Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation?
The young right-hander is expected to garner a $60 million posting fee.

October 10, 2013
Balfour Rage: Just What the Oakland A’s Need?
Oakland A’s pitcher Grant Balfour may have a potty mouth, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

March 11, 2013
Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan
Former Major League Baseball star Manny Ramirez is set to sign with the EDA Rhinos of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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