Korea comes to the tournament at a turning point for its baseball program. The team dominated in the early-aughts, winning ...

South Korea, under Ryu Ji-hyun, faces a star-studded Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Korea emphasizes fundamentals, pitching, and discipline, relying on KBO depth and MLB talent. Japan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daniel R. Epstein writes about baseball. Nov 24, 2025, 06:14am EST FILE - Japan's Munetaka Murakami (55) hits a home run during ...

Here is everything we know about which MLB and NPB players are joining Team Japan for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Rosters for the sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic are comprised by many elite players from the ranks of Major League Baseball (MLB), Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Korea Baseball ...

Todd Zola dives into the statistics to tell us what exactly we should expect from some of the players coming to MLB in 2026 ...

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien and Detroit Tigers outfielder Jahmai Jones were among four U.S.-born players of ...

With Masataka Yoshida of the Red Sox selected as the final roster spot, Samurai Japan’s squad is now complete. The team ...

Netflix is continuing its effort to expand its streaming of live sporting events, now making a push into Japan. MLB and the streaming giant have agreed to a media rights deal in which Netflix will be ...