It's Betts vs. Acuña. It's Acuña vs. Betts. The MVP race is one thing. The title of The Best is quite another. In this story: Shohei Ohtani Mookie Betts Ronald Acuna Jr. Related Could Sasaki be the next great Japanese player?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japanese interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has beenfiredby the Los Angeles Dodgers after allegations he stole money from baseball star Shohei Ohtani to service illegal gambling debts. But who is Mizuhara and how did he get in a position to carry out the alleged theft from...
Best finish: 5th (2023) Tucker only played 78 games in 2024, but had he been able to stay healthy and stretch out his actual numbers over a full season, he might have been at least an MVP finalist. The 27-year-old is entering his prime right now and, don’t forget, is a free ...
In Kansas City, Bobby Witt Jr. appears to be solidifying himself in the upper tier of current stars. In Houston, Yusei Kikuchi appears dead set on proving the majority of trade deadline graders wrong. In Los Angeles, the greatest baseball player of all time is still doing his thing. With...
Among players hitting free agency in the next three years, though, he is by far the best candidate to at least sniff that layer of the contract stratosphere. He turns 26 in March, which means when he becomes a free agent next winter, he'll only be about seven months ...
During a recent episode of the Diggin' Deep Podcast, Hosmer told a story about a Padres player who used to smoke cigarettes in the clubhouse.“I tell the story with (Ha-Seong) Kim, you know, a lot of the Korean and the Japanese players to calm the nerves they smoke cigarettes,” ...
Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, J...
She is married to professional golfer, Ricky Barnes. Age: 45 Nick Fazekas Basketball player Nicholas Ryan Fazekas (ニコラス・ライアン・ファジーカス) (born June 17, 1985) is a US-born Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the B....
Left-handed swinging Josh Naylor is probably the most exciting and entertaining player on a fun Guardians team. His wildly flowing hair and 'rock the baby' celebration have made him a fan favorite in eastern Ohio, but it's his production that should earn him more love and respect from ...
With recipes from the renowned Japanese chef Yuki Morisaki, the manga became a hit in its home country, and the anime adaptation from J.C. Staff (the studio behind the likes of "A Certain Magical Index," "Toradora!" and "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.") was beloved the world over....