The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual weeklong event that dates to 1950 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main ...

Shohei Ohtani did nothing but turn heads during his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During the regular season, he ...

A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- has now received the highe ...

Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and ...

There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, ...

Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish and others in MLB helped him make his decision, Morii responded in English: “Yes, of course.” Matsui, a three-time MVP of Japan’s Central League, played for Oakland ...

Things have continually regressed for Hideki Matsuyama since winning the Sentry a month ago. His latest outing at Pebble Beach saw the Japanese star lose strokes on approach for the first time in six ...

Add Hideki Matsuyama to the list of players to have their names mispronounced, misidentified or flat-out butchered by a first ...

Shooting a final-round 65 on Sunday and finishing with a 35-under total over four rounds — a PGA Tour record — Hideki Matsuyama ... The 32-year-old from Japan was in control throughout ...

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama got the new season off ... It was a methodical game, a methodical week for the 32-year-old Japanese star. Morikawa, determined to give it his best shot ...

Add Hideki Matsuyama to the list of players to have their names mispronounced, misidentified or flat-out butchered by a first-tee announcer. The world No. 5 was announced as "Hideekee Matsumoola ...