Overview
- Chicago Cubs have reached agreement to sign third baseman Alex Bregman to a five-year, $175 million contract, Kyodo News reported.
- Alvark Tokyo and Seahorse Mikawa reached the Emperor’s Cup final after wins over San-en (80–75) and Utsunomiya (71–53), with the championship set for January 12.
- Osaka won the National Interprefectural Women’s Ekiden in 2:18:19, with Hyogo finishing second and Nagano third.
- The Hatsu basho opened at Ryogoku Kokugikan with both yokozuna entering with injuries, all 15 days sold out, and Day 8 designated for the first imperial viewing in six years.
- New Blue Jays infielder Kazuma Okamoto, posted from the Yomiuri Giants, held a Tokyo press conference to discuss his approach for MLB.