Fujinami has signed a deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of NPB, that team announced. Seattle released Fujinami from the minors last week, presumably to pursue such a new contract. The 6-foot-6 ...

According to reports, Shintaro Fujinami, who was recently let go by the Mariners, could be a fit for the Yokohama Baystars of ...

The Seattle Mariners had a mass exodus of minor league players over the course of the offseason. More than 30 players departed the organization either via free agency or retirement.

Former big leaguer Shintaro Fujinami is headed back to Japan, signing with Yokohama. Read more about the move at MLB Trade ...

Kawasaki originally signed with Seattle on a minor league contract after an 11-year stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

But consider those guys, and who else has made their all-time roster (and who is "merely" an honorable mention) and it ...

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Nori Aoki is set to retire from professional baseball at the end of this season. He has been playing in his native Japan.

Sasaki burst onto the international scene when he helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In 2024, he was limited to 111 innings because of oblique and shoulder injuries, posting a 2.35 ...

The Mariners are cautiously optimistic about their chances to woo Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese star pitcher who is making the jump to MLB this winter.

The deal is worth $1.25 million in 2025 with $200,000 in incentives. Chunichi also paid the Mariners a release fee. This information came via a report from baseball reporter Francys Romero.

Kawasaki originally signed with Seattle on a minor league contract after an 11-year stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.