Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed ...

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...

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 ...

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 ...

He homered on the first pitch of his MLB career, but he never developed into an All-Star stateside, although he was a key contributor for the 2007 NL pennant-winning Rockies. Hideki Matsui, LF/DH, ...

As is the case with MLB draft picks or major league free agents, deals are not official until a player has signed a contract, completed his physical and been approved by the commissioner’s office.