With the backdrop of unanimous decision of IBAF Congress for baseball to work together with Softball for Olympic reinstatement on the day before, the 2nd Olympic Baseball Players’ Clinic at Tokyo Gas Company’s Omori Ground on Sunday, December 4, 2011.

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese baseball owners on Thursday said they want Japan to participate in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

The Samsung Lions of South Korea made history by capturing the 2011 Asia Series title on Tuesday.

The Baseball Federation of Japan will host the 2nd Olympic Baseball Players’ Clinic at the Tokyo Gas Company’s Omori Ground on Sunday, December 4, 2011. 20 former Olympic Baseball Players from Japan will coach 200 young players of the Under 12 age category.

Japan Aerospace exploration Agency (JAXA) released pictures of an astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa (47), playing baseball in the International Space Station. Furukawa, medical doctor from The University of Tokyo, who played catcher in junior high and high school baseball clubs, pitched, hit and caught the same ball by himself under weightless state.

Home-run power proved the difference as MLB All-Stars completed their 5-game sweep in Taiwan with a narrow 6-4 victory at Kaohsiung City’s Cheng Ching Lake Stadium yesterday (Sun, Nov. 6).

Team Taiwan gave MLB All-Stars the sternest challenge yet in this fourth game of the series.

The MLB team piled up early runs and did not relinquish the lead through to the end, as they coasted to a 6-2 victory in Game 3 of this series.

Team Taiwan battled all the way in this hard-fought contest, but the visiting MLB All-Stars prevailed for the 5-3 Game 2 victory played yesterday (Nov. 3) in central Taiwan’s Taichung City.

The MLB All-Stars defeated Taiwan national team 7-0 in a rain-shortened game at the Shinchuang Stadium in New Taipei City last night (Nov. 1).