It’s not for a lack of trying, but the Phillies have failed to attract talent directly from Japan’s top league. Aoyagi, a ...

Koyo Aoyagi has been a side-armed right-hander for as long as he can remember. He needed to be, he said. “I couldn’t throw ...

Continuing a tradition that began in 2000, Major League Baseball returns to Tokyo for the 2025 season opener, reinforcing ...

The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced today that they’ve signed right-hander Austin Voth (h/t Yakyu Cosmopolitan). Voth is expected to pitch out of the rotation for ...

The New York Mets have found great success in free agency with Steve Cohen at the helm. However, one player has an idea to ...

Rintaro Sasaki, 19, begins his collegiate career as Stanford opens its 2025 season against Cal State Fullerton. Sasaki comes ...

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Last year was a year of transformation for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who rallied from a midseason injury to become the Dodgers' ...

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Yunior Marte, who last threw in the major leagues in 2024 with the Philadelphia Phillies, agreed to terms to pitch for Nippon Professional Baseball's Chunichi Dragons. He'll join another former ...