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2026 World Baseball Classic bracket: Schedule, teams, pools, locations and more
Who are the 2026 WBC favorites to win? Going into the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Japan will likely be the favorite. They're ...
Baseball-'Sho-time' as Japan celebrates Ohtani's World Series triumph
Japanese baseball fans celebrated along with their Los Angeles counterparts as local hero Shohei Ohtani added baseball's ...
What Shohei Ohtani’s World Series Debut Means for Baseball
The key to the 2024 World Series might lie in Shohei Ohtani’s smile.
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Shohei Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan and beyond
[Read more: How the Dodgers' maligned pitching staff, manager delivered a masterclass to win NLDS] The mania topped out when Japan won the World Baseball Classic about 20 months ago, defeating the ...
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Ohtani: How 'Shotime' became Japan's biggest baseball export
The pair were recently reunited when Kuriyama managed Japan to victory in the World Baseball Classic championship. And his global fame has already surpassed that of other Japanese players who ...
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Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
In Japan, it will likely be even bigger ... outside of major events like the World Baseball Classic. According to Negishi, this is partly due to cultural norms and partly because of the sheer ...
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With Ohtani and Yamamoto playing, the World Series averaged a record 12.9 million viewers in Japan
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani celebrates with the trophy after their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win ...
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PICTURE: Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan dedicates rice paddy portrait to Dodgers superstar after World Series win
Though Ohtani played through a shoulder injury, his mere presence at the plate is enough to turn up the TV ratings. After the Japanese slugger won his first World Series title on Wednesday by ...
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Shohei Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
Shin Uebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtan ...
'Sho-time' as Japan celebrates Ohtani's World Series triumph
Japanese baseball fans celebrated along with their Los Angeles counterparts as local hero Shohei Ohtani added baseball's biggest prize to his already huge collection of trophies by winning the World ...
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Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
The mania topped out when Japan won the World Baseball Classic about 20 months ago, defeating the United States. And it hit another peak when Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract and moved ...
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Ohtani Gives Hope to Young Baseball Players in Japan, and the Rest of the Country, Too
Ohtani Gives Hope to Young Baseball Players in Japan, and the Rest of the Country, Too TOKYO (AP) — Shin Uebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how ...