The Las Vegas Athletics may have found their potential franchise player in Japan after signing 18-year-old Shotaro Morii on Wednesday for a $1.5 million bonus deal. After a saddening end to the Athletics’ season and moving away from the historic Oakland Coliseum,

Roki Sasaki could be the greatest Japanese pitcher ever. He hopes the Dodgers can turn him into just that, even if it means Shohei Ohtani outshines him.

Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's ...

Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now ... Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's ...

Suzuki spent nine seasons with Orix in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball before joining MLB and the Mariners in 2001. While Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo was a star for the Dodgers in the 1990s, Suzuki was the first Japanese position player to enjoy that level of success in the majors.

Last December, the Dodgers' addition of Shohei Ohtani concluded one of their greatest pursuits ... the latest example of the club's foothold in Japan. The Dodgers signed Hideo Nomo in 1995, Hiroki Kuroda in 2008 and Kenta Maeda in 2016, but what they ...

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Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now ... Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country ...

There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, several other international professional leagues have closed the gap. In light of this,

Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts acknowledges challenges in competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for top Japanese talent.

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.”

With MLB The Show 25 set to be released by the middle of March, it’s no surprise that fans of the game are already expressing their ideas and opinions on what this year’s game should and should not feature.