Topps, Fanatics announce Tokyo Series trading cards and merchandise as demand grows in Japan
Just as Topps and Fanatics pursued broader cultural appeal beyond the sports landscape in the U.S. last year with apparel and ...
Renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami teams up with MLB for rare Tokyo Series collection
In a partnership with MLB and Complex, and through Fanatics, renowned Japanese artist Takahasi Murakami designed merchandise ...
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Shohei Ohtani snow sculpture featured at festival in Japan
At the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, among the sculptures at the ... Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was featured in 2004, fresh off his rookie MLB season in New York.
Yankees GM Explains Why He Can't Compete With Dodgers for Japanese Free Agents
Brian Cashman was asked why the Dodgers had more success luring Japanese free agents the last two offseasons, and pointed to someone he can't compete with.
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga 'an honor' to start Tokyo opener
Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo.
How Yankees are addressing Japanese rut with record-setting slugger coming to MLB in 2026
The Yankees wanted Shohei Ohtani as much as everyone else when the pitching/hitter phenom left Japan for the Angels in 2019. GM Brian Cashman was bummed again two winters ago when Ohtani was a free ...
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Brian Cashman Addresses Yankees' Recent Japan Woes: 'Haven’t Been Able to Tap Into It'
With Munetaka Murakami, a 25-year-old first baseman who is Japan's single-season home run ... This obviously hasn't always been the case. Hideki Matsui won a World Series with the Yankees, and ...
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Shohei Ohtani and Decoy's sculpture steal the show at Sapporo Snow Festival
So, when Sapporo, Japan held its first official day for ... he was featured as a snow sculpture alongside Decoy. Before Ohtani, Hideki Matsui was the subject of many snow sculptors.