Head coach Hirokazu Ibata #89 of Japan calls a pitching change in the fifth inning during the exhibition game between Orix Buffaloes and Japan at Kyocera Dome Osaka on March 2, 2026 in Osaka, Japan.
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is just around the corner, and Samurai Japan's manager, Hirokazu Ibata, has stirred excitement by announcing that half of the pitchers on his roster will be MLB ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. TOKYO (AP) — National team baseball manager Hirokazu Ibata has said he will step down following ...
Kira Bella, now 25, wasn't ready to leave Japan when her visa was expiring. She came up with an idea to secure a business ...
Japan's national manager announced he will step down following the country's elimination from the World Baseball Classic. Hirokazu Ibata said he intends to resign following Japan's 8-5 quarterfinals ...
TOKYO(AP) — National team baseball manager Hirokazu Ibata has said he will step down following Japan's loss to Venezuela 8-5 in Miami in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The newspaper ...