Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan pose in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan poses in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Pitcher Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan talk in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan is seen on arrival prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Infielder Munetaka Murakami of Japan hits a two run home run to make it 1-4 in the fifth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Australia...
Starting pitcher Shohei Otani of Japan throws in the top of first inning during the WBSC Premier 12 semi final match between South Korea and Japan at...
Yuki Yanagita of Samurai Japan hits an RBI tripple in the second inning during the game two of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Tokyo Dome on...
Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan is seen on arrival at Narita International Airport on March 23, 2023 in Narita, Chiba, Japan.
Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan lifts the trophy at the award ceremony after defeating Team USA 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic Championship between...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar, Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan join teammates prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons...
Infielder Kaito Kozono of Samurai Japan slides safely to score a run by the RBI single of Outfielder Chusei Mannami in the 6th inning during a...
Outfielder Shota Morishita of Japan celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the 6th inning during a practice game between Samurai...
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the seventh inning during the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Yu Darvish and Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan high-five after a training session at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium on February 27, 2023 in Miyazaki,...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Samurai Japan in action during a training session on February 21, 2023 in Miyazaki, Japan.
Outfielder Teruaki Sato of Japan breaks his bat as he hits a grounder in the seventh inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Australia at...
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters cheerleader performs a 'Kitsune Dance' or 'fox dance' during the game between Samurai Japan and Australia at Sapporo...
Infielder Munetaka Murakami of Japan hits a two run home run to make it 1-4 in the fifth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Australia...
Infielder Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan hits a two run home run to make it 4-4 in the eighth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Samurai Japan during the Samurai Japan portrait session on July 19, 2021 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Shinsuke Kuwamoto of SAMURAI JAPAN looks dejected after the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup final between Japan and Chinese taipei at ASPAC Youth on...
Kohdai Senga of Samurai Japan pitches in the fourth inning during the SAMURAI JAPAN Friendly Opening Match between SAMURAI JAPAN and Fukuoka SoftBank...
Starting pitcher Shohei Otani of Japan throws in the top of fifth inning during the WBSC Premier 12 semi final match between South Korea and Japan at...
Yuki Yanagita of Samurai Japan hits a single in the eighth inning during the game four of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Tokyo Dome on November...
Yuki Yanagita of Samurai Japan hits to the right field sending one runner home in the fourth inning during the game two of Samurai Japan and MLB All...
Hayaka Kobayashi, Koga Hashimoto of Samurai Japan U-18 attempt to catch a fly ball in the bottom of the fourth inning during the WBSC U-18 Baseball...
Coach Noriyuki Shiroishi, Tetsuto Yamada, Yuhei Nakamura, Munetaka Murakami and Keiji Takahashi of Samurai Japan pose prior to the press conference...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Samurai Japan of Samurai Japan in action during the training session at Sugimoto Shoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima on March 05,...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan reacts after the batting practice prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan walks toward the field prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan warms up prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March...
Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan shows a ball autographed by Yuki Udagawa of Samurai Japan after a training session at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium on...
Pitcher Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan throws during his pitching practice prior to the practice game between Samurai Japan and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks...
Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan checks the pitching of Roki Sasaki in the bullpen during the training session on February 19, 2023 in Miyazaki, Japan.
Infielder Tetsuto Yamada of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run to make it 5-4 in the eighth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri...
Designated hitter Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the sixth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Hokkaido...
Designated hitter Munetaka Murakami of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the sixth inning during the game between Samurai Japan and Hokkaido...
Infielder Tetsuto Yamada of Japan hits a three-run homer to make it 3-4 in the bottom of 2nd inning during the WBSC Premier 12 final game between...
Tetsuto Yamada of team Japan hit a three run homrun during the WBSC Premier 12 final game between Japan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome on November...
Infielder Tetsuto Yamada of Japan hits a three-run homer to make it 3-4 in the bottom of 2nd inning during the WBSC Premier 12 final game between...
Infielder Tetsuto Yamada of Japan hits a three-run homer to make it 3-4 in the bottom of 2nd inning during the WBSC Premier 12 final game between...
Infielder Hayato Sakamoto of Japan hits a RBI single in the bottom of 2nd inning during the WBSC Premier 12 Super Round game between Japan and Mexico...
Infielder Nobuhiro Matsuda of Japan high fives with his team mates after scoring a run to make it 2-0 in the top of 5th inning during the game two...
Infielder Tetsuto Yamada of Japan hits a RBI single to make it 2-0 in the top of 5th inning during the game two between Samurai Japan and Canada at...
Infielder Tetsuto Yamada of Japan hits a RBI single to make it 2-0 in the top of 5th inning during the game two between Samurai Japan and Canada at...
Pitcher Shota Imanaga of Japan gestures in the bottom of 3rd inning during the game two between Samurai Japan and Canada at the Okinawa Cellular...
Infielder Hayato Sakamoto of Japan reacts after strike out in the top of 3rd inning during the game two between Samurai Japan and Canada at the...
Pitcher Shota Imanaga of Japan throws in the bottom of 1st inning during the game two between Samurai Japan and Canada at the Okinawa Cellular...
Pitcher Shun Yamaguchi throw in the top of 1st inning during the game one between Samurai Japan and Canada at the Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha on...
Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters is sprayed with beer at a celebration held at a hotel in Hiroshima on Oct. 29 after the team's victory in the...
Shota Imanaga of Samurai Japan in action during a Japan training session on November 11, 2017 in Miyazaki, Japan.
Atsunori Inaba of Japan runs home to score on a sacrifice fly by Johjima, Kenji in the second inning of the semifinal game of the 2009 World Baseball...
Manager Terry Collins of Team China throws to players warming-up prior to Game 3 of the 2009 World Baseball Classic Pool A match between China and...
Members of the Korean National team celebrate prior to the medal ceremony during the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup at Port Arthur Stadium on September...
Members of the Korean National team celebrate prior to the medal ceremony during the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup at Port Arthur Stadium on September...
Kosuteke Ito of Japan avoids a wild pitch during the ninth inning of a game against Korea during the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Super Round game...
Kento Kawabata of Japan throws a pitch during the fifth inning of a game against Canada during the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Super Round game...
Hikaru Yamashita of Japan throws a pitch during the third inning of a game against Canada during the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Super Round game...
Infielder Yoshii Harue of Japan, the best shortstop of the All-Star Team awards, poses for photo with medal and trophy during the BFA Women's...