Baseball: Fighters make history with 4 straight home runs from 1st at-bat

Shun Mizutani hit a leadoff home run before the next three Nippon Ham Fighters batters also went deep in a historic ...
The Chosun Ilbo

Nippon-Ham Set First-Inning Four-Homer Record

This remarkable record has not appeared even in Major League Baseball, which boasts a 151-year history. Mizutani Shun, 25 ...

Otani could DH at World Baseball Classic despite ankle injury

TOKYO - Shohei Otani will not pitch for Japan in next month's World Baseball Classic because of injury, although he may still ...
The New York Times

Nippon Ham Fighters

Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets. By Brad Lefton The Japanese phenom is expected to start Sunday, with a streak ...
Bleacher Report

Shohei Ohtani 2017 Nippon-Ham Fighters Game-Worn Jersey to Be Sold at Auction

A game-used jersey from Shohei Ohtani's 2017 season with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters has gone up for bidding at Grey Flannel Auctions (h/t TMZ Sports). The starting bid was $5,000, but the top ...