Baseball in Japan, according to Yasuko Tanahara, starts and ends with a bow. It’s meant as a measure of respect, but it can ...

Baseball fans will get an intimate look at last year's battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs to open the ...

Australia has opened the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. TOKYO (AP) — Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Taiwan 3-0 on ...

Although it is known as America’s pastime, baseball has been part of the culture of Japan for more than 150 years. And in the ...

Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball Classic. When Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout ...

TOKYO (AP) — Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan’s critical game Sunday against Australia at the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are ...

Australia opened the World Baseball Classic by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Travis Bazzana's homer in the seventh inning and a two-run home run in the fifth by Robbie Perkins at the Tokyo Dome on Thursday.

Australia's catcher Robbie Perkins, left, celebrates with Australia's Rixon Wingrove after hits a two-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic game in Tokyo, ...