Sugano eager to pitch in the U.S., work with Adley ... and eat soft-shell crabs
Tomoyuki Sugano took a quick trip to Baltimore on Monday. He didn’t step foot inside Camden Yards, much less toe the rubber at Oriole Park, but he liked what he saw, loved what he heard and, perhaps just as important, enjoyed what he ate. “Thought it was an incredible city.
Who will sign Sasaki? 2 division rivals appear to have big edge
Ever since Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, met with the media at the Winter Meetings, there’s been speculation about which team might be the best fit to land the prized right-hander, who was recently posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines.
As one executive put it when asked
Shinnosuke Ogasawara Officially Posted For MLB Clubs
Left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara has been officially posted by the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, per reporter Francys Romero …
Next wave of talent from Japan, Korea headed to MLB
In impact of talent from top leagues in Japan and Korea, the 2023-2024 offseason was one for the ages in Major League Baseball.
Ten months before he dominated the Yankees in the World Series, Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers.
Shota Imanaga was a National
One of the more intriguing starting pitchers on the free-agent market isn't from the Major Leagues at all.
Tomoyuki Sugano, the longtime ace of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's most storied baseball franchise, is expected to come to the Major Leagues in 2025 after 12 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball.
The
Slugger Shohei Ohtani erased a 3-0 deficit for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Padres with a three-run homer off starter Dylan Cease, and Ohtani's club eventually hung on to register a 7-5 victory.
Baseball: Ohtani becomes MLB's 1st 50-50 player in 3-HR, 10-RBI game
Shohei Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season on Thursday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Miami Marlins.
With
Otherworldly Ohtani creates 50-50 club in a 6-for-6 game for the ages
MIAMI -- Inside a clubhouse loaded with potential future Hall of Famers and some of the best players in the sport, Shohei Ohtani's greatness still sticks out. In a game that has been around for centuries, there has never been a player like Ohtani.
On Thursday afternoon, Ohtani’s legend continued
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani denied feeling any pressure to become baseball's first 50/50 player, but manager Dave Roberts said he has noticed the chase is having some effect on his approach at the plate.
HOUSTON -- The first sign the Astros were on the verge of a deal to add a veteran starting pitcher came roughly an hour prior to Monday’s 5-3 loss to the Pirates at Minute Maid Park when rookie starter Jake Bloss was scratched. When the game ended, the Astros announced
Ohtani is first Japanese-born player with 200 HRs in Majors
DETROIT -- Shohei Ohtani reached a home run milestone and had a big game Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park, but he wasn’t enough to save the Dodgers from an 11-9 loss to the Tigers in 10 innings.
Ohtani’s 200th MLB homer broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the
The MLB Draft League kicked off a week ago, with each of its six teams competing in its first action of the summer. Tonight, one of those teams, the Trenton Thunder, will feature 19-year-old Rintaro Sasaki, Japan's all-time high school home run record holder, who is making his United States