Yamamoto is ready to emerge as a star for the Dodgers, starting with their opener in Japan
Yoshinobu Yamamoto knows what it's like to travel across the world to take the mound for his first start of the Major League ...
‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...
MLB preview: Ohtani and Co. hope to make Dodgers first repeat champs since '98-'00 Yankees
Shohei Ohtani will be in the batter’s box for the season’s first pitch Tuesday, arriving at the Tokyo Dome coronated a World Series champion ...
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Sasaki a symbol of hope for people of Japan
Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling from a period of grief and devastation. A string of wildfires ripped ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese players in Major League Baseball is at a high point ...