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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 the A's.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5d

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 decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,

Last Word on Sports on MSN · 3d

A’s Sign Japanese High School Phenom Shotaro Morii

Just two hours after the 2025 international signing period opened on Jan. 15, the Athletics made a splash. The team announced they officially signed 18-year-old Japanese sensation Shotaro Morii to a minor league deal accompanied by a $1.

AlBat on MSN · 4d

MLB: Athletics Sign Japanese Phenom Dubbed the New Shohei Ohtani

The Athletics have signed a Japanese player who is being compared to the current Major League Baseball (MLB) superstar, Shohei Ohtani. Just like the Los Angeles Dodgers' phenomenon, who has snagged two MVP awards in his MLB career,

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Another Japanese Ace Heads Abroad: Implications for Pitcher Sasaki Rōki’s Move to Major League Baseball

On April 10, 2022, he threw the sixteenth perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball history ... valuable player in the Pacific League. Ohtani’s achievements in Japan go beyond what Sasaki ...

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Ichiro voted into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki, the iconic outfielder who starred for the Orix BlueWave before embarking on a career in the major leagues, led the Class of 2025 into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday.

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18-year-old two-way Japanese slugger signs record-setting deal with A's

The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, inking 18-year-old two-way player Shotaro Morii ...

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2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei ... scouting Steve Sharpe, Pacific Rim coordinator Adam Hislop and Japan scout Toshiyuki Tomizuka for helping reach ...

Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old two-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 decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed ...

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