The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professonal Baseball have agreed to a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to multiple reports out of Japan (including from Nikkan Sports).

NEW YORK--Yoshinobu Yamamoto will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Nippon Professional Baseball notified Major League Baseball that ...

Another Japanese-born superstar hints at a future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiroto Takahashi was spotted practicing in Dodgers gear.

Sasaki said he prioritized joining a team that would embrace a Japanese player, but explained that there were other reasons that he ultimately chose the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki to a one-year, $6.5 million contract. Sasaki joins fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The 23-year-old pitcher previously played for the Chiba Lotte Mariners,

I was able to practice alongside other amazing baseball players like Keisuke Sawada and Hiroto Takahashi," Yamamoto posted. It will be interesting to see how Yoshinobu Yamamoto will do in 2025 ...

The splitter is on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Dodgers are cornering the market. Splitters were thrown more often in 2024 than in any other season of the pitch tracking era, which goes back to 2008.

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