Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
January 15, 2025
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 ...Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
January 17, 2025
Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old ...Roki Sasaki won't sign with New York Yankees, Texas Rangers or San Francisco Giants
January 13, 2025
The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki wont be signing with them. Giants general ...Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki's MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America. Here's why
January 14, 2025
Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency with ripple effects for Latin ...Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes free agent Tuesday, talks can run through Jan. 4
November 20, 2023
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Nippon Professional ...Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
December 22, 2023
Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is ...