Japanese baseball superstar Kazuma Okamoto has agreed a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays to finally end speculation over his MLB landing spot. Okamoto, 29, has a league-best 247 home ...

The Chicago White Sox just grabbed one of the biggest international baseball players. Chicago signed Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year deal Sunday, per ESPN. The contract is worth $34 ...

The White Sox are signing third baseman Munetaka Murakami from Japan on a two-year, $34 million deal, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Sunday. Murakami will play first base in Chicago. Murakami drew ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The first big splash of the baseball offseason in Chicago was made by the White Sox—and not the Cubs—on Sunday morning. First reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, a source confirmed to ...

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami has chosen his MLB team, and it is not one that many would have predicted. Murakami, regarded as Japan’s home run king, is signing a 2-year, $34 million contract ...

A Japanese home run king officially entered the posting system Friday, opening up a 45-day negotiating window for MLB teams to court him. Munetaka Murakami, a 25-year-old slugger who plays both first ...

Third baseman Kazuma Okamoto, who has hit 248 home runs since entering Japan's NPB in 2015, has signed a four-year, $60 ...

Kazuma Okamoto is a corner infielder with 248 home runs in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Darren Yamashita / Imagn Images Japanese slugger and corner infielder Kazuma Okamoto will be ...