Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees ... who paved the way for Japanese players in many ways. Certainly, there were Japanese players before Suzuki, but Suzuki opened ...

LOS ANGELES--Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, tying Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japan-born player with a solo shot during the first inning of the Los Angeles ...

Hideki Matsuyama has already etched his name ... At this week’s WM Phoenix Open, the 32-year-old Japanese superstar will shoot for another slice of sporting history where he hopes to become ...

282/.360/.462, 436 XBH (175 HR), 760 RBI, 13 SB, 21.2 WAR Accolades: 2x All-Star, 2009 WS MVP Slugger Hideki Matsui was an established superstar in Japan coming off a 2002 season where he hit ...

the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s ...