In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day
The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani ...
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
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Roki Sasaki reveals marriage in social media post during Dodgers camp, like Shohei Ohtani last year
(AP) — Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles ... The 23-year-old pitcher's surprise wedding announcement during Dodgers spring ...
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What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers ... stars — 19-year-old Rintaro Sasaki and 18 ...
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Off-Field ‘Mishap’ Accentuates Biggest Question on Dodgers’ Roster
For the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, it meant winning the franchise ... As for Henriquez, the 22-year-old, who made his MLB debut in September, appeared to have earned a spot on the opening ...
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Why is Shohei Ohtani in Fortnite? Dodgers star and reigning NL MVP is joining the viral video game
Los Angeles will be taking on the Cubs in the series, which is the start of the MLB regular season. Like last year's Seoul Series, the Tokyo Series will count for the Dodgers' and Cubs' regular ...
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‘I haven’t given my Japanese side its due’: Dave Roberts reflects ahead of Dodgers’ Tokyo opener
“Winning the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, for the city of Los Angeles ... It also has come at a point in life where the 52-year-old skipper feels “more secure with who I am ...
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6-foot-4 Shohei Ohtani is tiny beside 7-foot-6 ex-college basketball player
No offense to LeBron James and Luka Doncic, but the biggest star in Los Angeles ... old former tallest basketball player in college basketball, now 31, captioned the post, "Great time at @dodgers ...
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Roki Sasaki Gives Up Massive Home Run to Top White Sox Prospect on Second Pitch
His writing has appeared ... the 2024-2025 offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed the hottest pitching prospect to come out of Japan in recent memory, 23-year-old Roki Sasaki, for a relatively ...
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Ex-Yankees $9.2 Million Outfielder's 'Sad' Message as Free Agency Gets No Takers
His writing has appeared in The New York Times ... first inning of Game Five of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on October 30, 2024 in the Bronx borough ...
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Nearly everything Tommy Hawkins cherished in life was destroyed in the Palisades fire
The widow of L.A. sports great Tommy Hawkins barely escaped the Palisades fire, which destroyed the home she lived in with the former Lakers player and Dodgers ... around Los Angeles, but nobody ...
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San Francisco Giants Superstar Receives Elite Ranking at Key Position
Without a doubt, the Los Angeles Dodgers ... a degree in English Honours. A lifelong sports enthusiast, he has honed his expertise in soccer and basketball through dedicated writing and analysis.