Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami is pictured during fielding practice at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami is pictured during fielding practice at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami takes fielding practice at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani smiles as he walks to a field at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, to train independently of the team. Ohtani will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March, ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani smiles as he walks to a field at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, to train independently of the team. Ohtani will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March, ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto is pictured at the club's training facility before the start of a session training independently of the team in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto trains independently at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (R)plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami takes fielding practice at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2026, training independently for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before the team's spring camp for position players opens on Feb. 15.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami takes fielding practice at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2026, training independently for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before the team's spring camp for position players opens on Feb. 15.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami takes fielding practice at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2026, training independently for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before the team's spring camp for position players opens on Feb. 15.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured during a workout at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026. Ohtani made an early start to preseason by training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani works out at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026, training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani works out at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026, training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani works out at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026, training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani works out at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026, training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

Baseball: MLB training

Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani works out at the club's training facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2026, training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens on Feb. 13.

[Breaking News]Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi throws in an indoor baseball facility built by him in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Nov. 17, 2024. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic for children scheduled to open in December. (Kyodo)

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi (C) attends a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of an indoor baseball facility built by him in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Nov. 17, 2024. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic for children scheduled to open in December.

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi holds a press conference following a ceremony to mark the opening of an indoor baseball facility built by him in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Nov. 17, 2024. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic for children scheduled to open in December.

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi throws in an indoor baseball facility built by him in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Nov. 17, 2024. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic for children scheduled to open in December.

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi throws in an indoor baseball facility built by him in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Nov. 17, 2024. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic for children scheduled to open in December.

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2024, shows an indoor baseball facility built by Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic scheduled to open in December.

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Baseball facility built by major leaguer Kikuchi

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2024, shows an indoor baseball facility built by Japanese major league pitcher and Hanamaki Higashi High School alumni Yusei Kikuchi in Hanamaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. Called King of the Hill, the facility houses a weight training area and a sauna room as well as batting and pitching areas, with a baseball clinic scheduled to open in December.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (R) drives a Porsche to the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility for spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani drives a Porsche to the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility for spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani (L) leaves the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility at its spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani (R) heads to the Los Angeles Dodgers' facility at its spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves a team facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers arrives at a team facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves a team facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2024, with his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves a team facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2024.

Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a glamping facility at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 28, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is pictured on March 23, 2023, during his visit to a club facility in Tempe, Arizona, where the team is holding spring training camp.

Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is pictured on March 23, 2023, during his visit to a club facility in Tempe, Arizona, where the team is holding spring training camp.

Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Baseball: Angels' two-way player Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels visits a club facility in Tempe, Arizona, on March 23, 2023, during the team's spring training camp.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani (far R) speaks at the Los Angeles Angels' baseball spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2023. Reporters assembled around a red Angels backdrop for Ohtani's first public comments of the season.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani speaks at the Los Angeles Angels' baseball spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2023. Reporters assembled around a red Angels backdrop for Ohtani's first public comments of the season.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani speaks at the Los Angeles Angels' baseball spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2023. Reporters assembled around a red Angels backdrop for Ohtani's first public comments of the season.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani speaks at the Los Angeles Angels' baseball spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2023. Reporters assembled around a red Angels backdrop for Ohtani's first public comments of the season.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno (R) shakes hands with Shohei Ohtani during his visit to the team's spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 15, 2023.

Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish plays catch at a facility in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2023, the day before Japan's national team World Baseball Classic training camp opens.

Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish arrives at a facility in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 16, 2023, the day before Japan's national team World Baseball Classic training camp opens.