As Samurai Japan gears up to defend its World Baseball Classic title, its roster is beginning to take shape. While superstar ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani made another piece of baseball history Sunday when he surpassed a mark set by one of his heroes. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger crushed his 176th career homer in the ...

Yuki Matsui's first season in Major League Baseball has been a rollercoaster ride. He's had some nice outings, followed by some rough ones, but San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt continues running ...

YUKI MATSUI Position(s): Left-handed pitcher Bats / Throws: Left / Left 2026 opening day age: 30 Height / Weight: 5-foot-8 / 165 pounds How acquired: Signed as a free agent in December 2023 Contract ...

Before there was Shohei Ohtani there was Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui. Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to be elected into the baseball hall of fame. He was elected this year and it was his ...

Matsui walked one and struck out one over one-third of a hitless and scoreless inning to earn the save in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers. Sean Reynolds and Robert Suarez both struggled earlier in ...

Matsui was born on June 12, 1974 in Ishakawa Prefecture, where he would quickly emerge as a top high school talent. After a controversial game his senior year in which he was intentionally walked five ...

Matsui allowed two runs on four hits without retiring a batter in Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh. Matsui entered with one out in the seventh inning with San Diego down 3-0. The southpaw gave up four ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani made another piece of baseball history Sunday when he surpassed a mark set by one of his heroes. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger crushed his 176th career homer in the ...

.203 — Matsui’s expected batting average in 2024, which ranked in the top-10 percent of the majors. Matsui held opposing hitters to a .204/.284/.381 batting line in his first year in the majors, but ...

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani made another piece of baseball history Sunday when he surpassed a mark set by one of his heroes. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger crushed his 176th career homer in the third ...