Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, mostly with the Seattle Mariners, became the first Asian player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and ...

The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international ... ever for a Japanese amateur outside Nippon Professional Baseball. International signing coverage: • Everything you need to know • Top 50 ...

The Athletics have hired former World Series MVP and Athletics ... the largest bonus ever for a Japanese amateur outside of Nippon Professional Baseball, according to Yakyu Cosmopolitan. A left-handed ...

That leads to a posting fee of $700K. Ogasawara, 27, pitched in part of nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He threw 951 1/3 innings, allowing 3.62 ...

Shinnosuke Ogasawara, a 27-year-old left-hander, pitched to a 3.12 ERA in 24 games for the Chunichi Dragons last season.

The Washington Nationals made a big transaction on Friday, inking Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara to a two-year contract. Andrew Golden of the Washington ...

For the first time in club history, the Nationals have signed a player directly from Asia, announcing today a two-year deal ...

Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo heads to a meeting of managers of the 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Ham Fighters ...