The Associated Press on MSN14d
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later ...
NBC Connecticut14d
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
A third player — Japan's top pitcher Roki Sasaki — just left the Chiba Lotte Marines after four ... before being granted free agency, though clubs can let them go earlier.
The New York Times15d
After meeting with NPB, Rob Manfred not expecting change to Japanese player acquisitions
TOKYO — At a time when premier Japanese baseball players are coming to the U.S. more frequently, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he does not expect Japan’s top ...
Yahoo! Sports4d
MLB Opening Day 2025: How to watch, full schedule, where to stream every game and more
26 MLB clubs are scheduled to play on Opening Day ... averaging 2.0 walks per nine innings for the Chiba Lotte Marines. This is a Dodgers problem.
The New York Times5d
Mookie Betts is a shortstop again, and more from the Dodgers at the Winter Meetings
Now, it appears Betts and Lux know what side of the infield they’re slated to start at when the reigning World Series champions open the season in Japan at ... major-league clubs Tuesday and ...
朝日新聞社7d
MLB/ Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki’s MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America. Here’s why
That means he must sign by 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 23, or his rights will remain with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific ... the day the window opened. Clubs appear to be holding off on ...