1988 — George Bell became the first player to hit three home runs on opening day, leading the Toronto Blue Jays past the Kansas City Royals 5-3. Bell, bitter throughout spring training with his move ...

The Chicago Cubs trade starting pitcher Dennis Eckersley to the Oakland Athletics for three minor leaguers. Eckersley will ...

In the history of the Major League, Japanese power has never been as strong as it is these days. Since Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 and won the Rookie of the Year award with his ...

Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year award winner, will be the youngest pitcher in 11 years to start a season opener when he takes the mound for the ...

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Mariners, the impact of Japanese players is as prevalent as ever going into this week’s games in Tokyo.

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Dodgers in 1995 that Japan’s presence ...

With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs set to face off in the Tokyo Series, there is no better time to recognize the importance of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Koji Uehara, Masataka Yoshida and other ...

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that ...

TOKYO – Two springs ago, Andrew Friedman and his Los Angeles Dodgers lieutenants traveled across the Pacific Ocean hoping to put eyes on a phenomenon who could shape the next era of the sport.

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners, and embarked on a Hall ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers ...