The Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) is the main route to supply foreign players to the KBO League. A player who has ...

Kuriyama was born and raised in Tokyo, and he played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows for seven years. He had no ties at all to the town, a one-hour drive from Sapporo, until 1999.

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The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball have signed right-hander Pedro Avila, according to multiple reports out of Japan. Avila elected free agency in January rather than accept ...

With the Red Sox shedding all of Rafael Devers' contract, how can Boston reinvest over $250 million in salary?

When Terry Kennedy wrapped up the 2012 baseball season, it marked his 36th year in a row of being on the field as a professional. Kennedy was a player, coach and, finally, a minor-league manager ...

The Kansas City Royals called up the former Central Catholic High School and Illinois State standout to the major leagues for the first time.