Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was created in 1949 and is the highest level of baseball in Japan. NPB has produced some of the top players in MLB, like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani. Let's look ...

If you miss old-school starting pitcher duels, Nippon Professional Baseball is the place to find them. NPB averaged seven ...

Right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa’s foray into North American ball will come to a close after one season. The SoftBank Hawks of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed ...

Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, led by stars Shohei Ohtani and Munetaka Murakami, faces hurdles due to the ...

The Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed infielder Elehuris Montero and re-signed lefty Taylor Hearn, who excelled for the Carp in a relief ...

Though Samurai Japan will have a good roster of NPB stars to help bolster its ranks ahead of the World Baseball Classic, they won't be the only team.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly trying to lure a teenage pitching star from Japan away from the Nippon Professional Baseball draft, as the club looks to sign 17-year-old right-hander Shoki Oda ...

TOKYO — At a time when premier Japanese baseball players are coming to the U.S. more frequently, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he does not expect Japan’s top league, ...

The Colorado Rockies are looking to strengthen their international scouting presence. President of baseball operations Paul DePodesta indicated the organization will increase its involvement in Japan ...