Defending champion Japan completed an unbeaten group stage at the World Baseball Classic, beating the Czech Republic 9-0 behind a nine-run eighth inning capped by Munetaka Murakami’s grand slam
March 10, 2026
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run drve in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Daikin Park
March 09, 2026
Shohei Ohtani put on a giant show in batting practice hours before he hit a grand slam in the second inning as Japan hammered Taiwan 13-0 in Pool C at the World Baseball Classic
March 06, 2026
It’s officially named the World Baseball Classic
March 04, 2026
Shohei Ohtani played for the first time in what is expected to be only a couple of Cactus League games for the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers before he departs the desert to join Japan for the World Baseball Classic
February 21, 2026
Shohei Ohtani is a five-time All-Star, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a two-time World Series winner and a World Baseball Classic champion, giving him a sparkling baseball resume that no current player can touch
February 13, 2026
Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in March
February 01, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay a record $169.4 million luxury tax after winning their second straight World Series title, raising their two-year total to $272.4 million
December 19, 2025
Shohei Ohtani has won The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees
December 09, 2025
Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic
November 25, 2025
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time
November 14, 2025
It’s become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions being handed out at a major train station
November 14, 2025
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani unanimously voted MVP for fourth time; Yankees’ Aaron Judge named AL’s back-to-back winner
November 14, 2025
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