Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players
Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...
Dodgers win Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes, cementing status as preferred destination for NPB stars
The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki ...
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Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee
The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.
Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...
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Dodgers win Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes, cementing status as preferred destination for NPB stars
"One of our goals is to have baseball fans in Japan convert to Dodger ... three of the most gifted NPB pitchers in recent history, all on the mound for them at some point in 2025.
Los Angeles Dodger, Roki Sasaki's Baseball Cards
As if winning the World Series last year wasn’t enough for the Dodgers, they’ve now signed the most exciting international ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame was made for Ichiro Suzuki. Will perfect candidate be unanimous?
It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of ...
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NPB’s Orix Buffaloes Sign Jordan Diaz
The Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that ... interest down the line if he performs well against NPB pitching.