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A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
He earned the save in the championship game after pitching the final inning of Japan's win over the US in the final, striking out his Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout with a 3-2 slider to seal Japan's WBC championship, and won the tournament's MVP award after batting .435/.606/.739 as a hitter and posting a 1.86 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 9 ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to be ready to hit when the reigning World Series champions open their season in Japan against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19. “I don't think he ...
With 48 home runs and 48 stolen bases, Ohtani is now tied with Adrian Beltré for the second-most homers in a single season in Dodgers history. Shawn Green, who went deep 49 times in 2001, holds ...
The Dodgers will travel to Japan for the first time, ... July 15: 95th MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta. Sept. 28: Final day of the 2025 regular season. Many of the matchups that day ...
He returned in 1998, winning 13 games while posting a 2.94 ERA. His team, the BayStars, also won the Japanese championship series for the second time in 38 years. He became the team's closer after incumbent Kazuhiro Sasaki left the BayStars to join the Mariners in 2000. His record was 7–1 with 27 saves with a 1.67 ERA in 2001.
In the Dodgers’ 11-9 loss to the Miami Marlins, however, the Japanese slugger and favorite for National League most valuable player seemed more worried about his other at-bats in a one-for-five ...
Decoy Ohtani (born June 18, 2023), [1] known in Japanese as Dekopin (デコピン), is a Kooikerhondje owned by Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani.He is a fixture in the Los Angeles Dodgers fandom, and has been described as the team's "Most Valuable Pet". [2]