Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in ...
Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says on Instagram post he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
The 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto ...
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 ...
Top prospect Shotaro Morii 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 GM Drops Cryptic 11-Word Message on Team’s Chances in Roki Sasaki Race
Sasaki now wants to move from Japan’s professional league to the big show, better known as Major League Baseball. Not surprisingly Sasaki has drawn interest from at least 20 teams. The only ...
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Another Japanese Ace Heads Abroad: Implications for Pitcher Sasaki Rōki’s Move to Major League Baseball
The Kawamura way aims to foster baseball players who give ... tapped as the most valuable player in the Pacific League. Ohtani’s achievements in Japan go beyond what Sasaki has shown so far ...