Shota Imanaga said he doesn’t take lightly the “honor” of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in ...

Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the LA Dodgers are big names in Japan. Their offseason activities are closely captured as the duo and their dogs have forged a good bond.

PHOENIX — Last year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s season debut ... inning shutout performance against the New York Yankees in June, when Yamamoto suffered a strained rotator cuff.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki could start the second of the two-game set.

The defending World Series champions went through a light workout on Tuesday and most of their stars were on the field, ...

Even though the team added a two-time Cy Young Award in Blake Snell, a 23-year-old phenom in Roki Sasaki, and returns last year’s opening day starter, Tyler Glasnow, manager Dave Roberts announced ...

The low point came after a stellar seven-inning shutout performance against the New York Yankees in June, when Yamamoto suffered ... exciting” for him and fans across Japan.