Ranking Ichiro Suzuki and the 25 Greatest Japanese-Born Players in MLB History
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be second
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.
Yankees legend pays homage to latest Hall inductees CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki
Roki Sasaki signs with the Dodgers: MLB experts discuss his fit and the fallout
For some teams in Major League Baseball, the chase for Roki Sasaki could not be measured in mere months. It lasted for years. One of those teams, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, concluded that pursuit on Friday night by landing the star pitcher from Japan.
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Roki Sasaki narrows list of finalists to Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays: Source
The reigning World Series champions have entrenched themselves in the Japanese market not just through their history of signing Japanese stars in Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda and Kenta Maeda but ...
Pirates Star Named Top Five Pitcher in MLB
It took all of 23 starts for Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes to be ranked among baseball's elite starting pitchers. MLB Network ranked the top 10 starting p
Pirates' Paul Skenes Exclusive Baseball Card Up for Auction
Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes recently had his exclusive baseball card found, which will go up for auction. Topps announced on Jan.
Pirates Star Among Players Who Need Contract Extension
The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to sign third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes, outfielder Bryan Reynolds and right-handed starting pitcher Mitch Keller to team-friendly
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Roki Sasaki: Signing Decision ‘Purely Based On Where I Can Grow’
Roki Sasaki was formally introduced by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a press conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The Japanese phenom was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in December and immediately became one of the most coveted free agents of the offseason.
Meet Roki Sasaki, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ next Japanese superstar
What do you buy for the team that has everything? That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with this winter. The answer, it would appear, is Roki Sasaki.
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
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.
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For Japan, Ichiro is more than just a baseball star
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride.
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan’s economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.
Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and his fame across the Pacific when he joined MLB was therapeutic for his