Kazuhiro Sasaki is One of Many Japanese Players to Have Big Impact on Seattle Mariners
The Major League Baseball season officially kicks off Tuesday morning as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs meet in ...
Roki Sasaki Wore the Most Significant MLB Debut Patch of 2025
Roki Sasaki made his major league debut on March 19, pitching three innings against the Chicago Cubs in his native Japan.
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From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
and Kazuhiro Sasaki was an All-Star closer for the Mariners in the early 2000s. But Suzuki was the one who opened the door for Japanese hitters, signing with the Mariners in 2001. “When Ichiro ...
Brady's Spin: Can the Seattle Mariners Partnership with Nintendo Help Them in Japan?
Earlier this week, the Seattle Mariners announced a new corporate partnership with Nintendo. The company, which was the former primary owner of the team, will h ...
Japanese expat Rintaro Sasaki lets his bat do the talking for 14th-ranked Stanford
Stanford first baseman Rintaro Sasaki made head coach David Esquer look like a prophet. The freshman from Japan hit a reported 140 home runs in high school, but through last Friday, the left-handed ...