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Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee
The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.
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MLB Found No Wrongdoing in Dodgers’ Pursuit of Roki Sasaki
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki announced he would be joining the Los Angeles Dodgers and the baseball world wept.
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 ...
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SF Giants pursuit of star NPB pitcher proved to be a colossal waste of time
As many in the league expected, star NPB pitcher Roki Sasaki agreed to join the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The SF Giants ...
Dodgers win Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes, cementing status as preferred destination for NPB stars
The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki ...
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NPB’s Orix Buffaloes Sign Jordan Diaz
The Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed former A’s infielder ...
Los Angeles Dodger, Roki Sasaki's Baseball Cards
As if winning the World Series last year wasn’t enough for the Dodgers, they’ve now signed the most exciting international ...
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Rosin bag study: MLB balls are 20% slipperier than NPB balls
Rosin bags seen on the pitching mounds in both Major League Baseball and NPB contain a powdered mixture of magnesium carbonate and pine resin. While watching a major league game on TV, Yamaguchi ...