Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata voiced hope that Yusei Kikuchi will pitch for Japan at the World Baseball Classic in March next ...

Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseball contingent to form his team's backbone when Samurai Japan goes in pursuit of its fourth World Baseball Classic championship in ...

Kanemaru, one of four university players Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata named to his young squad for the games at Kyocera Dome Osaka, faced six batters and left with a lead thanks to an ...