Roki Sasaki is here. Munetaka Murakami could be next. From Shohei Ohtani to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Sasaki, there's been a wave of young Japanese superstars coming to MLB from Nippon Professional Baseball over the last few seasons.
The 26-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and one save in 32 games with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball last season. He appeared in one game with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 and pitched seven games ...
It’s been six years since the last MLB game in Tokyo, when Ichiro Suzuki bid a tear-jerking goodbye to baseball. It feels almost like fate, then, that the 2025
Another Japanese-born superstar hints at a future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiroto Takahashi was spotted practicing in Dodgers gear.
Training right around the corner, the Texas Rangers seem to be done making substantial moves at this point of the offseason. They addressed their we
The former Cy Young winner begins a new chapter in the Nippon Professional Baseball league after a standout season in Mexico
Bauer, who last played in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, pitched for the Bay Stars in 2023, when he recorded an 11-4 record and 2.59 ERA in 24 starts. Last year, he played for Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican League, where he went 10-0 with a 2.48 ERA.
It seems the New York Mets and Pete Alonso will be parting ways. After spending the previous six seasons as the Mets’ incumbent first baseman and becoming one o
The Yankees have been linked to a potential signing for the MLB of a home run phenomenon dubbed the 'Japanese Aaron Judge' in Japan's NPB league. According to Michael Kay from YES Network, the Yankees are very interested in signing Munetaka Murakami next year,
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Elvin Rodríguez appeared in one game with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 and pitched seven games with the Detroit Tigers in 2022.
After losing Juan Soto, the New York Yankees seemed intent on building a juggernaut that would haunt the AL East for the next few years. That’s when they signed