On Thursday, New York sports radio personality Craig Carton pointed out the oddity between how MLB handled Ohtani’s betting ...

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz reflects on the remarkable night at the plate and on the mound for the superstar ...

NOSHIRO, Akita Prefecture--Farmer Naoto Otani is knocking it out of the park with his product that shares a similar name to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani, who is currently playing in the ...

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss how the Dodgers and Blue Jays sluggers may fare at ...

LONDON—Akira Otani’s gangland thriller centered around two women is the first Japanese work to win the translation division of the prestigious Dagger Awards. “The Night of Baba Yaga,” translated by ...

At some point this offseason, Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani will make the jump from Nippon Pro Baseball to Major League Baseball. His team, the Nippon Ham Fighters, have already announced they ...

As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been no significant movement to create a new posting agreement between MLB and its Japanese counterparts, which have been at an impasse as the sides plus the Players ...

Otani is the acting president of ZERO1. While he wrestled in NJPW until 2001, he has been firmly attached to the ZERO1 promotion since leaving New Japan. Otani became a top star at the promotion after ...

TOKYO -- Japanese baseball player Shohei Otani will be sidelined for about six weeks because of a left-thigh muscle strain, his team said on Sunday. Otani, who is expected to move to Major League ...

OSAKA, Japan -- Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball next season. "The other day I met with team officials and stated my ...

The assignment: Write a scouting report on Shohei Otani. Paint a very clear picture of Otani’s pitching repertoire – including pitch grades and major league comparisons. And that’s just on the mound; ...

Glenn Otani (middle with hat) was part of the Maui volunteer scoring crew at Maehara Stadium for the Wally Yonamine State Baseball Tournament in May 2019. He was joined by (from left, standing) Howard ...