There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, ...

During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...

Roki Sasaki is here. Munetaka Murakami could be next. From Shohei Ohtani to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Sasaki, there's been a wave ...

Before we get started here, please keep in mind that that the prospect list you’ll find below skews toward each player’s long ...

Roki Sasaki's signing with the Dodgers opens the floodgates for a new wave of Japanese talent coming over to MLB.

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with the A's.

MLB's annual international signing period ... That $1.5 million bonus is a record for an amateur Japanese player not coming from NPB, according to Yakyu Cosmopolitan. Baseball America ranked ...

It will mark Bauer’s second season in NPB and second with the BayStars ... as his representatives spoke with some unnamed MLB teams in November 2023. Bauer pitched in parts of 10 Major League ...

Former Major League Baseball star pitcher Trevor Bauer is headed back to Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. Bauer has signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, the club announced this week.

He's talked to a lot of players, foreign players ... that routinely misses bats and might already be one of the best offerings in MLB. Sasaki finished his four-year NPB career going 29-15 with a 2.10 ...

Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first ... credentials before moving to MLB as free agents or through the MLB-NPB posting process. Morii, a shortstop and right-handed pitcher, ...

It started in 1992. That’s when Ichiro made his debut in professional baseball. In 1992, Ichiro made his debut for the Orix ...