Baseball
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Japan rocked by bullying scandal after team withdraws from high school baseball tournament
Koryo high pulled out of the popular competition after an outcry over reports that some of its members had bul…
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Amid stifling summers Japan warns of future restrictions on children’s sport
As soon as 2060, global heating may send temperatures high enough to stop children in most parts of country fr…
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It’s a girl! Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers is now a father
Two-way star confirms birth of daughter on InstagramOhtani has missed first two games of Texas Rangers seriesS…
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Japan gripped by two things: a general election and Shohei Ohtani’s shoulder
Speculation about the country’s political future is competing for space with the fortunes of the Los Angeles D…
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A baseball gaijin: an American pitcher’s journey to Japan and back again
Tony Barnette was stumbling around the minor leagues until a spell with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows transformed …
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Shohei Ohtani interpreter pleads guilty to stealing millions from MLB star
Ippei Mizuhara faces long jail sentence after admissionPlea deal will absolve Ohtani of any wrongdoingIppei Mi…
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Shohei Ohtani’s translator reportedly discussing plea deal around alleged $4.5m theft
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took millions from star’s accountPlea deal will absolve Ohtani of any wrongdoingShohe…
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Ohtani representatives refuse to give evidence they reported alleged theft
Interpreter accused of stealing millions from MLB starPlayer’s camp have not provided evidence of criminal rep…
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‘Beyond shocked’: Shohei Ohtani says interpreter stole from him and told lies
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took millions from star’s accountDodgers star says he has never bet on baseballShohei…
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MLB star Shohei Ohtani’s translator fired after allegations of ‘massive theft’
Ippei Mizuhara admits to have run up gambling debtsOhtani is world’s most famous baseball playerThe interprete…
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Japanese baseball fans bid farewell to ‘lucky charm’ Colonel Sanders statue
Effigy recovered in 2009 after being thrown into Osaka river by jubilant fans but is in poor state and will be…
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Japanese baseball fans bid farewell to ‘lucky charm’ Colonel Sanders statue
Effigy recovered in 2009 after being thrown into Osaka river by jubilant fans but is in poor state and will be…
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Shohei Ohtani: a Japanese baseball star so loved even Koreans flock to him
The Japanese star is considered one of the most talented players in history. Now he finds himself in an unfami…
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Shohei Ohtani: a Japanese baseball star so loved even Koreans flock to him
The Japanese star is considered one of the most talented players in history. Now he finds himself in an unfami…
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Ex-MLB star Trevor Bauer criticized for apparent support of US Navy officer jailed in Japan
Bauer criticized in Japan for apparent support of Ridge AlkonisEx-MLB star signed with Yokohama after release …
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The Dodgers see $700m Shohei Ohtani as an investment rather than an expense
Los Angeles are getting both a brilliant pitcher and hitter in the Japanese star. They’ll also reap an enormou…
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Ichiro Suzuki, 50, smashes school window with towering home run
Japanese great was instructing high school team in HokkaidoIchiro, 50, will be eligible for Baseball Hall of F…
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Osaka’s baseball underdogs hope one more win will lift curse of KFC
Many in the city have put the Hanshin Tigers’ lack of success down to an unusual Colonel Sanders-based superst…
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Rōki Sasaki: the 20-year-old tsunami survivor behind the greatest game ever pitched
The Japanese phenom has become a global star after one of the greatest games ever pitched, and he has survived…