The 23-year-old pitcher donned a No. 11 jersey with R. Sasaki on the back at a news conference outside Dodger Stadium.

The Oakland Athletics signed Japanese two-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, to a minor league contract with a record $1,510,500 ...

The Athletics might have discovered their solution for Shohei Ohtani by signing 18-year standout Shotaro Morii, to a ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker and the Athletics finalized a $60 million, five-year contract Wednesday for the designated hitter and outfielder, a deal that could be worth up to $92 ...

Speculation about where Sasaki would ultimately land in MLB has simmered since his Nippon Professional Baseball debut in 2021, stoked by his stellar performance in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

U.S. Steel X6.13%increase; green up pointing triangle and Nippon Steel 5401-1.08%decrease; red down pointing triangle filed a pair of lawsuits Monday accusing President Biden, the president of the ...

It's that time of the year where New Japan Pro-Wrestling has its biggest show, Wrestle Kingdom. This year, however, instead of making it a two-night affair, it will be accompanied by a ...

That plan appears to be working. Murakami announced that the 2025 season will be his final one in Nippon Professional Baseball. Then, the 24-year-old will hope to be posted for MLB clubs.

The righty then embarked on a long stint overseas, beginning with three seasons with the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2017-19. While Buchanan’s time in Japan had its ...

Here's why they have a chance The Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball posted Sasaki on Dec. 10 as part of the 2025 international signing period, limiting him to ...