Growing the game of baseball means making it accessible to everyone. With that sentiment in mind, Major League Baseball found an opportunity to give back in the city that has played the part of ...

Koshien follows Japan's annual high school baseball tournament, which captivates the country for two weeks every summer Greg Hanlon has been an editor in PEOPLE’s crime vertical since 2015.

High school baseball tournaments are extremely popular in Japan. Major leaguers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Matsui got their start in the tournament. San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish ...

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--The annual spring national high school baseball tournament started on March ... tournament holds a special place on the Japanese sports calendar.

Japan's fertility rate is shrinking and ... a thriving team that won a berth in the prestigious national high school baseball tournament. Oki High School is located in Okinoshima Town, on the ...