The Major Leagues may be considered the top baseball league globally. But in international competition, Japan reigns supreme.

Japan's best result in the World Cup is a Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) finish and enters the 2026 tournament ranked ...

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will play for Japan in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, per Yahoo ...

Here is Japan's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

Both finished strong, but Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto had different seasons for the Dodgers in 2025, and now each ...