The Athletics Sign Shotaro Morii To A Record-Breaking Contract
In keeping with their newfound profligacy, this week it was announced that the Athletics signed 18-year-old Japanese star (in ...
Dodgers veteran confirms he's giving Roki Sasaki his uniform number
Roki Sasaki wore number 17 for his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. He wore number 14 for the Japanese team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Now that he's ...
Sketchy nature of Roki Sasaki signing confirms Dodgers as new Evil Empire
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki on Friday, marking the end of an international free agent chase that ended, well, predictably. Sasaki met with severa ...
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Who is Roki Sasaki? 10 things to know about the Japanese pitching sensation
Sasaki's nickname is a tribute to legendary Japanese starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was known as the "Monster of the ...
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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Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players
“So Shotaro could really be opening up a door here.” Since Hideo Nomo in the 1990s, nearly all Japanese baseball stars became NPB greats before coming to MLB. There was never a written rule ...
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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 ...
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Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Welcomes Los Angeles' Favorite Japanese Baseball Sensation to the Town with Heartfelt Gesture
Los Angeles knows how to welcome its stars, and this time it was Magic Johnson who stepped up to greet the city’s newest ...