Hideki Irabu occupies a complicated and painful place in Yankees and baseball history. While Irabu was a terrific star pitcher in his home country and was one of the pioneers in the first wave of ...

On Wednesday, former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead in his apartment outside Los Angeles. Authorities are calling Irabu’s death an apparent suicide. It was the second tragedy to ...

Former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead in his Los Angeles area home on Thursday at the age of 42. He joined the Yankees in 1997 from the Japanese league Lotte Orions via the San Diego ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese baseball was left stunned on Friday by the news that former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu had died of apparent suicide at his home in the Los Angeles area. "He was a ...

The "Irabu" hype comes to County Stadium in full force tonight. That's when Yankees pitcher and Japanese media darling Hideki Irabu makes his first nationally televised major-league start. The Brewers ...

Taking the unusual move of announcing a proble pitcher two weeks in advance, the Yankees said Thursday that Hideki Irabu will make his major-league debut July 10 against Detroit. Irabu's first two ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Orioles have placed their bid in the San Diego Padres' de facto auction of Japanese star pitcher Hideki Irabu. But even if the Orioles can... Hall of Fame third baseman ...

Rangers closer Hideki Irabu was hospitalized yesterday with small blood clots in his lungs. Irabu was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., by assistant trainer Ray Ramirez after ...

Last week in this series, we discussed the story of Hideki Irabu, the first Japanese player to sign with the Yankees. Irabu never fully adjusted to pitching stateside despite flashes of high-end ...