Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in ...
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Japan's iconic cheer squads? You can thank college football
Two thousand fans piled into their seats at Stanford University's baseball stadium in Palo Alto, filling the grandstands and ...
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 ...
2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
Hoping to become a two-way player in MLB just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass ...
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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Top prospect Shotaro Morii bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
"He's a very talented baseball player with enough athleticism ... Matsui, a three-time MVP of Japan's Central League, played for Oakland in 2011. "This team has history," Morii said through ...
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Another Japanese Ace Heads Abroad: Implications for Pitcher Sasaki Rōki’s Move to Major League Baseball
In Japan, meanwhile, the pro baseball world ... appears to be threatened by the growing focus on Ohtani and Major League Baseball in general. There are certain to be more Japanese stars who ...
Philadelphia Phillies Sign Japanese All-Star Pitcher to Minor League Contract
The Philadelphia Phillies might have missed out on phenom Roki Sasaki - and it sounds like they played a huge part in the Los Angeles Dodgers officially signing ...