Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition ...

MLB.com is keeping track of the latest news and rumors surrounding Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who is seeking an MLB opportunity via the posting system. At 23 years old, Sasaki is subject to ...

The pursuit of Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki has taken a surprising turn, as a mystery team has entered the fray. With the 2025 international signing period set to open on January 15, teams ...

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after escaping the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ...

On April 13, 2001, Suzuki, with the Seattle Mariners, and Anaheim Angels pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa became the first Japanese to compete against each other in an MLB game. The Hall of Fame now tells ...

Iwakuma, Shigetoshi Hasegawa and current Blue Jay Yusei Kikuchi each had All-Star campaigns of their own with the Mariners. Dodgers (10 players; 55.1 fWAR) Key players: Hideo Nomo, Kenta Maeda, Hiroki ...

The Seattle Mariners are reportedly going all-out to try to sign Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki, enlisting the help of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki. Adam Jude of the Seattle Times had the ...