There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees ... possibly the greatest of all time, Shohei Ohtani. Here’s what Matsui had to say about Suzuki, via Hoch: “Ichiro-san ...

As the first prominent Japanese position player to have success at the major league level, Suzuki paved the way for future MLB stars like Shohei Ohtani, Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki and Masataka ...

Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now ... Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's ...

His success helped open the door for fellow Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui to make the jump to the majors. Suzuki's impact was immediate, as he earned American League Rookie ...

This follows their $1.025 billion investment last offseason in Shohei Ohtani ... like Sasaki, Ohtani, and Yamamoto, he also opened doors for legends like Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish ...

(Kyodo) NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many ... to astonish the American fans." "Next I hope (Shohei) Ohtani gives his all and bridges the gap between ...

When Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he became the ...