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Japan starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Mexico in Miami in March 2023.
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Roki Sasaki rules out Yankees and Mets, reports say
Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres have reportedly met with Sasaki a second time.
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Two fans who grabbed Mookie Betts in World Series banned by MLB
Both men were ejected from the stadium and had their tickets revoked for Game 5 after interfering with Betts.
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20 U.S. Major League teams eager to interview Roki Sasaki
The player wanted to meet with representatives from MLB teams at the same place and under the same conditions, his agent said.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 29, 2024
Shohei Ohtani ends blockbuster year with baby announcement
By Jason Coskrey
Ohtani announced on Instagram on Saturday that he and his wife are expecting their first child, capping a huge year for the Dodgers star.
Dodgers announcers Stephen Nelson and Jessica Mendoza pose with Ichiro Suzuki before a game against the Mariners in Seattle in 2023.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 27, 2024
Dodgers voice Stephen Nelson paves way for Japanese Americans in media
By Jason Coskrey
Nelson strongly believes representation matters in media and is aware that he might be helping inspire the next generation of Asian Americans in sports media.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 23, 2024
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
By Jason Coskrey
The superstar was the center of attention for almost a full calendar year during a season straight out of a Hollywood movie.
MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Mariners and the Athletics in Seattle on Sept. 29.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 22, 2024
Rickey Henderson, baseball’s flamboyant ‘Man of Steal,’ dies at 65
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Henderson holds the MLB career record for stolen bases with 1,406 — a mark unlikely to be swiped from him anytime soon, or perhaps ever.
Sammy Sosa hit a franchise-record 545 home runs for the Cubs.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 20, 2024
Sammy Sosa and Cubs set to reconcile after slugger apologizes for "mistakes"
Sosa, beloved among Cub fans during his 13 years with Chicago, has remained distant from the team since his final season with the club in 2004.
Max Fried pitches for the Braves in San Diego on Oct. 2. The free-agent hurler signed with the Yankees this offseason.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 19, 2024
Max Fried excited to become part of Yankees' winning tradition
The 30-year-old lefty received a $20 million signing bonus as part of a deal that will pay him an average of $27.5 million per season until 2032.
Rays players celebrate after a win over the Twins at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg in September
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays secure new stadium deal as county approves bonds
The vote caps Stu Sternberg’s long quest to establish a permanent home for the Rays on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Japan avoids commenting on Cleveland-Cliffs CEO's provocative comment
Cleveland-Cliffs is reportedly in talks with North Carolina-based steelmaker Nucor to acquire U.S. Steel.
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
A mirror reflects a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, nearly one year after a major earthquake struck nearby on New Year's Day in 2024.
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
A screen displays a news report on the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Wednesday. Investigators arrested Yoon after launching a pre-dawn operation to bring the impeached leader in for questioning over his short-lived martial law declaration.
BlackRock quits climate group as Wall Street lowers environmental profile
In November, BlackRock and rivals were sued by Texas and 10 other Republican-led states that claimed their activism cut coal production and boosted energy prices.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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