The eight members also include Yuki Matsui of the San Diego Padres and Hiromi Ito of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

In response to a question about the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic, Imai said he will not play for Team Japan. He spent ...

A right-handed pitcher who left Japan to spend two seasons with the Boston Red Sox announced his immediate retirement at age ...

The Nationals announced today that right-hander Sauryn Lao has been released to pursue an opportunity in Japan. The club’s 40 ...

Astros were reportedly interested in Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi before they brought Tatsuya Imai into the fold ...

With the price of pitching sky-high and pitchers often hurt, a wave of mid-career imports have arrived in MLB, touting big ...

Jim Crane says the Astros are bulking up their scouting operation in Asia to catch up to the rest of MLB in landing top ...

Tatsuya Imai and Munetaka Murakami are headed to the majors — but one of the remaining Japanese players negotiating with MLB ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was among eight players named Friday in Samurai Japan's initial roster announcement for M ...

Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets. By Brad Lefton A polarizing redevelopment plan would level Meiji Jingu, a ...

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in American baseball is ...