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Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens during a ceremony at Yankee Stadium in August.
BASEBALL / MLB
On eve of Hall of Fame announcement, Trump revives call for Clemens induction
Trump's social media post about Clemens came the day before the Hall is scheduled to announce picks made by its Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee.
BASEBALL / MLB
Left-hander Anthony Kay returning to MLB with White Sox
Kay sported a 9-6 record to go along with a 1.74 ERA over 155 innings this season with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
BASEBALL / MLB
Blue Jays land RHP Dylan Cease with seven-year, $210 million deal
The deal would provide Toronto with another strong rotation arm after the Blue Jays reached the World Series last season and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani singles against the Blue Jays during Game 7 of the World Series in Toronto on Nov. 1.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2025
MLB reveals new 3-year deal with ESPN, NBC and Netflix
ESPN had been scheduled to pay an estimated $1.65 billion over the next three seasons, according to The Athletic, before it opted out of that deal in February.
Shohei Ohtani has won four MVP awards in MLB after his latest win this season.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2025
Japanese fans express pride after Shohei Ohtani wins fourth MVP Award
Ohtani was named American League MVP with the Angels in 2021 and 2023 and has won the award in the National League with the Dodgers in the past two seasons.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 14, 2025
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
By Jason Coskrey
Ohtani joined Barry Bonds as the only players to win at least four MVP awards.
The Pirates' Paul Skenes pitches against the Cubs in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 13, 2025
Pirates GM says Paul Skenes will remain with team in 2026
Cherington confirmed that other clubs have checked in about Skenes' availability in a trade.
Tigers starter Tarik Skubal pitches against the Guardians at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sept. 18.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 13, 2025
Tarik Skubal wins second straight AL Cy Young as Paul Skenes takes NL honor
Skubal is the 12th pitcher ¡ª?and fifth in the American League ¡ª?to win in back- to-back years.
Shohei Ohtani (left), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (center) and Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate in the locker room after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to win the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center in Toronto, on Nov. 2.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2025
Ohtani, Yamamoto and Sasaki generate ?132.8 billion in economic impact
By Yukana Inoue
Merchandise sales, broadcasting rights and the popularity of the players are all thought to have contributed to the high number.
Tatsuya Imai
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 11, 2025
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai posting for MLB free agency
The 27-year-old Japanese righty has 45 days to agree to a contract with an MLB team.

Trump security strategy demands more from Japan while unveiling ¡®burden-sharing network¡¯
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 28.
Spotlight shines on humanoid robots at Tokyo show
A representative from Noitom Robotics demonstraties remote robot operation at the iREX International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan¡¯s bear-related casualties hit record on escalating attacks
Bear bells are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage sites, in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
Suspected ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Takuya Saito, 26, is one of four men arrested by Japanese police on Friday on suspicion of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Average price of rice in Japan hits new record high
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ?23 from the previous week to ?4,335 per 5 kilograms.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as ¡°Yuming.¡±
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