MIAMI — Kodai Senga is a perfectionist who likes to work out kinks by throwing. Sometimes, he can overdo it. Also, he desires a certain amount of one-on-one time from a pitching coach.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five innings of solid work against the Chicago Cubs that earned him and the LA Dodgers the win.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto could beat his two countrymen to the honor, and considering how he pitched in the Dodgers’ season-opening 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome, who’s to say ...

MIAMI — After the slow, unwanted, post-loss walk out of the dugout and into the clubhouse Tuesday night, Francisco Lindor sought out the would-be star of the game, Kodai Senga, because he had ...

“Going through the process with Yoshinobu and Shohei ... representing Darvish, Kodai Senga, Seiya Suzuki and Yamamoto too. But even Joel Wolfe, the executive vice president and managing ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga spent Friday night working on his mechanics, trying to get himself ready so that he can take his first turn in the Mets rotation after Clay Holmes was named the ...

Senga (0-1) allowed four runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk over five innings Tuesday, striking out eight and taking a loss against Miami. Senga coughed up a two-run shot to Kyle Stowers ...

TOKYO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto knows what it's like to travel across the world to take the mound for his first start of the Major League Baseball season. It's safe to say the first attempt didn ...

The New York Mets turned to Kodai Senga for his first start of the year. Drawing Sandy Alcántara and the Miami Marlins, the pitching matchup showed promise even if the offenses looked to be ...