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After a demoralizing semifinal loss to Cuba on Friday, the U.S. brought the bronze home, in an 8-4 victory over Japan.

Ichiro Suzuki and Kosuke Fukudome share a heritage, a position and a quirky left-handed hitting style. On Tuesday, they will add another thing in common when they start in the All-Star Game.

After a 22-year playing career in which he became Nippon Professional Baseball’s home run king, Sadaharu Oh is in his 44th season in uniform, now as manager of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

The former Mets manager talks about the movie version of his life with the Chiba Lotte Marines, how to pat a Japanese ballplayer on the behind and when you know the game is over.

Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki entered the season 130 hits short of 3,000 for his two-country career and could become the youngest player in history to reach that professional milestone.

A Boston sports bar opened a 5:30 a.m. for the game, but Red Sox fans had mixed feelings about the fact that the season opener was being played in Japan.

The Boston Red Sox began their World Series title defense by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Tuesday night’s major league season opener in Tokyo.

Red Sox players staged a 66-minute strike, refusing to play or board their plane for Japan unless the team’s coaches and staff were compensated for the trip.