Ichiro Suzuki has become the first Japanese player to make it to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is likely to be the next.
MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament.
The Seattle Mariners made the surprise announcement during Ichiro's HOF election press conference Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.
The Seattle Mariners and Shintaro Fujinami have reportedly agreed on a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Even if he were to revert back to his 2023 numbers when he last pitched, Shohei Ohtani would still rule the roost and it wouldn’t be particularly close. Only three other players could sniff his ...
Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman are among the many Los Angeles sports figures donating to help those affected by the Los Angeles Fires.
Only great Yankees All World reliever, Mariano Rivera, was unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That’s it. Nobody else. Both Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner received 95.13% of the vote when they were elected to the Hall.
The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.”
Deep in the heart of every baseball fan fuming about the spending of the Los Angeles Dodgers, there lies an uncomfortable truth: You’re just mad your owner isn’t doing the same thing.
The Pitt News Sports Desk discusses NFL scheduling, Mike Tomlin drama and even TikTok in this week’s Take Four.
First base slugger Pete Alonso remains unsigned but a reunion with the Mets would make sense — or a move out west.
"Ichiro's arrival in the United States, after nine seasons in Japan's major leagues, represented a significant moment in the globalization of baseball."