Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was created in 1949 and is the highest level of baseball in Japan. NPB has produced some ...

After nine seasons in the major leagues, Kenta Maeda returns to his home country. Find out more at MLB Trade Rumors.

There is no other Shohei Ohtani, but maybe there is. Coming from his homeland, Ohtani's hitting prowess could be challenged ...

Joining Shohei Ohtani and company, the pool of Japanese talent in the MLB is set to get significantly larger this winter, as ...

Sometimes, even baseball stars like to get dinner with a familiar face. Munetaka Murakami, who was posted from NPB earlier ...

The Giants have made several splashes since installing longtime catcher Buster Posey as their top executive. Those include ...

Tatsuya Imai expressed his strong desire to pitch against Shohei Ohtani in MLB, aiming to test his fastball's limits. Imai ...

There are a handful of players who could find their way from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. On ...

The New York Yankees are expected to have some level of interest in the top Japanese players on the market this winter. With ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have attracted some of baseball's biggest international stars from overseas over the last couple of ...

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki is seen at a news conference on March 22, 2016. (Mainichi) Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki ...