Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and ...
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Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation ...
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Baseball: Tsuyoshi Shinjo irked by players switching clubs after MLB stints
Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo voiced dissatisfaction Monday with posted players switching Japanese clubs upon ...
Brewers sign a pitcher from Japanese league with one of the most unique fastballs in baseball
A pitcher who spent last season playing in Japan has signed with a major-league club, but it isn't Roki Sasaki. The Milwaukee ...
2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
Hoping to become a two-way player in MLB just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass ...
Highlighting Ichiro’s top moments as Baseball Hall of Fame news nears
Pete Rose still holds the MLB record for career hits with 4,256, but Ichiro would be the hit king if you count the 1,278 hits ...
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Another Japanese Ace Heads Abroad: Implications for Pitcher Sasaki Rōki’s Move to Major League Baseball
In Japan, meanwhile, the pro baseball world ... appears to be threatened by the growing focus on Ohtani and Major League Baseball in general. There are certain to be more Japanese stars who ...
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2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
"He's a very talented baseball player with enough athleticism ... Matsui, a three-time MVP of Japan's Central League, played for Oakland in 2011. "This team has history," Morii said through ...