TAIPEI—Solid defense and “small ball” paid off big for Japan as it won the Under-18 Baseball World Cup for the first time, defeating host Taiwan 2-1 in the final on Sept. 10. The Japanese ...

Japan's star pitcher Shohei Ohtani struck-out the US captain to win the game The World Baseball Classic (WBC ... obviously, we have respect," he told them. "[But] forget about admiration for ...

After a heated World Cup match, the stands are usually left with food waste, cups and wrappers scattered in the heat of the moment. Japanese fans ... that's built on respect and politeness ...

In the final of the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, Japan defeated South Korea 3-0 thanks to a Masashi Maruyama three-run homer and a strong pitching performance by the Japanese staff which took a ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Saturday's Game Two of the World Series drew 15.9 million average viewers in Japan, the most ever for ...