But hitters? Ichiro was MLB's first Japanese-born position player. Hideki Matsui wouldn’t arrive in the Bronx for another two years. Shohei Ohtani was nearly two decades away from his fairly ...

Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years ... Japanese power-hitting prospect since Hideki Matsui. And it sounds like the Yankees are planning ...

With MLB The Show 25 set to be released by the ... Hideo Nomo’s rookie season with his funky windup. Or playing as Hideki Matsui during the 2009 World Series. Or hurling fastballs in the Japan ...

Asked whether the success of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish and others in MLB helped him make his decision, Morii responded in English: "Yes, of course." Matsui, a three ...

Asked whether the success of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish and others in MLB helped him make his decision, Morii responded in English: “Yes, of course." Matsui ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. The final ...