Seattle Mariners Legend Ichiro Suzuki Inducted to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
The Seattle Mariners all-time hit king and owner of several MLB and NPB records received the first of what's likely to be two ...
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 ...
Brewers sign a pitcher from Japanese league with one of the most unique fastballs in baseball
The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in ...
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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Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation ...
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Top prospect Shotaro Morii bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established their professional credentials before moving to MLB as free agents or through the MLB ...
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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, becoming the youngest pitcher ever to do so at the age of 20 years, 5 months. In this game he also ...
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2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established their professional credentials before moving to MLB as free agents or through the MLB ...