Just like Major League Baseball, Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball is set to kick off this week, beginning this Friday.

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World Series-winning Dodgers, with high-profile Japanese player Shohei Ohtani, are of particular interest to the Japanese market.

who will be entering his fourth season on a five-year contract with the Cubs after nine seasons playing in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up ...

and add life to a heater that dipped to 96-97 mph during his final season in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league.

The Nippon Professional Baseball logo. OSAKA -- The association for players in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has asked the organization not to impose penalties, such as suspensions ...

Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Organization said Thursday that 14 people from seven teams, including players and team officials, have voluntarily admitted to patronizing online casinos in ...

Nippon Professional Baseball said Thursday that an additional 14 players and staff from seven clubs have been involved in online gambling. This follows the announcement last Friday by the Orix ...

The Nippon Professional Baseball Organization said Thursday that a total of 14 people associated with seven teams reported having gambled at online casinos, responding to the group’s request to report ...