🇯🇵 Meitetsu, an official partner of the NPB Chunichi Dragons, distributed newspaper-like advertisements around town on April Fool's Day that read, "Congratulations to Chunichi on winning the championship!"By the way, Chunichi had been in last place for three consecutive years until last year.

🇻🇪🇪🇸 Venezuelan baseball players claim asylum in Spain after flying to Barcelona. Nineteen youth Venezuelan baseball players have claimed asylum in Barcelona, Spain during a tour of Europe, Spanish police told AFP on Monday.

🇯🇵 NPB Rakuten pitcher Masaya Nishigaki did not notice the timeout and pitched the ball. The ball almost hit batter Ryoma Nishikawa.

🇨🇿🇺🇸 Czech Baseball League teams Hroši Brno and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a partnership beginning in 2026. Rookie League players will be sent to Hroši. The Padres will also help with stadium renovations.

🇨🇿🇺🇸 Czech Baseball League teams Hroši Brno and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a partnership beginning in 2026. Rookie League players will be sent to Hroši. The Padres will also help with stadium renovations.

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The U-15 Women's Softball Pan American Championship was won by the USA, runner-up by Mexico, and third place by Puerto Rico.

🇯🇵 NPB Lotte Farm dormitory meals. The players practice a lot, eat a lot, and build up their bodies.

🇰🇷 A fan was hit by a falling object and killed during a KBO game at Changwon NC Park in South Korea. Twenty minutes after the game started, an aluminium louver installed on the upper wall of the shop fell and hit a woman in her 20s in the head. She underwent surgery but died.

Freddy Peralta said he plans to play in next year's World Baseball Classic, but will pitch a little in the Dominican Winter League before then.

Ohtani announced "the batters he would like to face" and "the pitchers who made an impression against him."This was answered in response to a KONAMI mobile game project. He replied that the hitters were Rutschman, Betts and Kwan, and the pitchers were Gallen, Helsley and Skubal.

🇯🇵 In the NPB game between SoftBank and Lotte, there was an unusual play in which the ball thrown by the pitcher went into the catcher's protective gear. The record is a wild pitch. This became Lotte's winning run.

🇰🇷Three fans injured during a KBO game. Part of the building fell, one person suffered a head injury and underwent surgery, one suffered a broken collarbone, and the other suffered minor injuries. The game scheduled for the 30th at Changwon NC Park has been canceled.

Special feature on Aoi Hamashima, a 15-year-old girl who can throw the ball at 82 mph. She played with the boys for three years and posted a record of 104 1/3 IP, 1.87 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and 93 SO.

🇬🇧 Great Britain Baseball Seeks New Manager Ahead of 2025 European Championships

🇰🇷 On opening day of the Korean KBO, all ten teams had foreign starting pitchers. Each ballpark was filled with excitement, and fans were said to be enjoying themselves, saying it was "like an international game."

NPB Giants closer Raidel Martínez had an happening where he forgot to give the fans a high five.

🇨🇺 Margarita Mayeta to lead new era in Women's Baseball development in Cuba. The former volleyball Olympian has been the head of women's baseball on the island since 2003.

Ichiro and Hideki Matsui had a conversation in a project by KONAMI. (Automatically translated English subtitles available)

The junior high school baseball team managed by Shohei Ohtani's father, Toru, will visit Torrance, California in August to take part in a friendly tournament. Ohtani's hometown of Oshu is a sister city of Torrance, and Torrance extended the invitation.

Jonathan Loáisiga may not be able to join the Nicaragua national team. According to the article, if a player is placed on the 15 Days IL twice during the season, the team can refuse to send him to a tournament. The same applies if the player is placed on the 60 Day IL.

🇯🇵 Iwate Nippo, a Japanese newspaper company, will publish "newspaper advertisements that transform into baseball equipment" to promote baseball among children.

🇯🇵 In Japan's H,S baseball tournament, the team led by an ace pitcher with a top speed of 80 mph advanced to the semi-finals. He is Sota Ishido from Urawa Jitsugyo H,S. While pitchers from other schools are throwing at 93 mph, he's making headlines by holding batters down with his slower pitches.

Mexican Winter League(LMP) team Mayos de Navojoa is reportedly relocating to Tucson, Arizona, and will use the Kino Sports Complex as its home field. This will be the first time in LMP history that a team from outside Mexico will participate.

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