“I’m excited to see (the Dodgers) facing a strong team―the New York Yankees,” said Otani, 52, a rice and soybean farmer in Noshiro’s Kuriyama district at the foot of the Shirakami Mountain ...

Ohtani's professional baseball career began at the age of 18 with Japan's Nippon Ham Fighters under manager, Hideki Kuriyama. The pair were recently reunited when Kuriyama managed Japan to victory ...