A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- ...

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.” ...

On April 2, 2001, Bret Boone jogged to second base for a chilly Opening Day in Seattle. The roof at Safeco Field was open, the upstart Oakland Athletics were in town, and ESPN2 had the national ...

Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...

Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of ...

That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his ...

Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the ...

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot includes several Yankees, Mets legends TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific ...