Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Roki Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to preserve his more pleasant recollections of his upbringing.

The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series ...

Mookie Betts lost 15 pounds battling an illness this week, knocking the former MVP out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' two games against the Chicago Cubs in Japan.

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No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an ...

Roberts also shared a concerning revelation about Betts. He revealed that Betts has lost close to 15 pounds due to the illness, per Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. Betts is thus still trying to ...

Betts, who has been ill with a virus for the past week and lost “close to 15 pounds” as a result, is officially ruled out for ...

The Cubs had much more success Sunday morning against the Yomiuri Giants. The Northsiders were able to capture a 4-2 win. In the game, top prospect Matt Shaw was able to collect a couple of RBI to ...

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed an unfortunate update on Sunday night as his team prepares to open the ...

Mookie Betts will miss both of the Dodgers' season-opening games at the Tokyo Dome this week against the Chicago Cubs, ...