Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ... scouting Steve Sharpe, Pacific Rim coordinator Adam Hislop and Japan scout Toshiyuki Tomizuka for helping reach ...
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Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players
“I’m sure we’ve seen 100, if not 1,000, of those kinds of leads with a video of a player,” said Adam Hislop, the Athletics’ Pacific ... Japanese Amateur Baseball Association, the team ...
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Shotaro Morii, 18-Year-Old 2-Way Player, Bypasses Japanese Baseball to Sign With Athletics
Shotaro Morii, 18-Year-Old 2-Way Player, Bypasses Japanese Baseball to Sign With Athletics ... Matsui, a three-time MVP of Japan's Central League, played for Oakland in 2011.