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Dodgers Aren't Ruining Baseball

Orange County Register on MSN · 25m

Alexander: Are we really surprised that Roki Sasaki is a Dodger?

The Japanese phenom will join countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in blue, but this addition isn’t about the Dodgers bludgeoning the rest of the sport with their financial might.

Newsweek on MSN · 37m

The Dodgers Aren't Ruining Baseball After Signing Roki Sasaki; They're Just Better At It Than Everyone Else

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't ruining baseball following their latest Roki Sasaki signing — they're just better at it than everyone else in MLB.

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Dodgers to sign Japanese star Roki Sasaki in yet another free-agency victory for L.A.

The Dodgers pull off another big win in free agency, agreeing to sign Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki to bolster their already formidable starting pitching staff.

Morii, Athletics and Baseball in Japan

The New York Times · 1d

Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with the A's.

Kyodo News on MSN · 1d

Baseball: A's sign Japanese two-way amateur Morii to big deal

Two-way high school star Shotaro Morii signed with Major League Baseball's Athletics, the team announced Wednesday, with a $1.5 million signing bonus that is reportedly a record for a Japanese amateur.

Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,

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Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee

The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN1h

Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as a spring training nonroster invitee

Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings ...

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Brewers sign a pitcher from Japanese league with one of the most unique fastballs in baseball

The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in ...

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Roki Sasaki contract: How MLB rules limit Japanese ace's Dodgers deal, and why he is worth much more

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki made his free-agent decision on Friday, agreeing to join the World Series champion Los Angeles ...

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Ichiro Suzuki Earns Hall of Fame Selection, But Isn't Unanimous Choice

Former Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became a Hall of Famer on Thursday, but he was not a unanimous ...

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Who Is Munetaka Murakami? When Will He Be Joining the MLB? All You Need to Know About the Next ‘Aaron Judge’

This off-season we have seen two of the biggest Japanese stars make their mark in Major League Baseball—Kodai Senga and ...

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Ohtani donates $500K to LA fire relief efforts

Shohei Ohtani has called Southern California home ever since he made the jump from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to ...

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