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Brewers, Japan

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

A pitcher who spent last season playing in Japan has signed with a major-league club, but it isn't Roki Sasaki. The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in Japan with the Yakult Swallows,

The Washington Post · 14h

RHP Elvin Rodriguez signs with Brewers after spending 2024 season in Japan

Elvin Rodriguez has signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers with a club option for 2026 after pitching in Japan last season

MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon… · 12h

Former Tigers prospect signs with Brewers after year in Japan

Former Detroit Tigers prospect Elvin Rodriguez has signed a big-league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, the Journal-Sentinel reported this week. Rodriguez, who turns 27 in March, was originally acquired from the Los Angeles Angels as part of the Justin Upton trade in 2017.

Sasaki, Los Angeles Dodgers and Japan

Reuters · 6h

Prized Japanese pitcher Sasaki announces decision to join Dodgers

Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki said on Friday he has agreed to join Major League Baseball's reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

NBC News on MSN · 8h

Los Angeles Dodgers land star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, the hottest international free agent in baseball, is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on social media Friday. The 23-year-old right-hander said he signed a minor-league deal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 8h

Roki Sasaki to Dodgers: Japanese phenom joining World Series champions

Along with Blake Snell – signed to a five-year, $182 million contract in December. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was posted one year ago after seven dominant seasons in Japan, signed a $325 million contract – and was the starting pitcher for four of the Dodgers’ 11 postseason wins.

Athletics Sign Shotaro Morii To A Record-Breaking Contract

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

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 to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,

Forbes · 12h

The Athletics Sign Shotaro Morii To A Record-Breaking Contract

In keeping with their newfound profligacy, this week it was announced that the Athletics signed 18-year-old Japanese star (in waiting?) Shotaro Morii to a record-setting deal, with a $1,510,500 bonus.

MLB8h

Ranking the best rookie seasons by Japanese-born players

In the wake of Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki announcing he'll be signing with the Dodgers, the baseball world will anticipate with excitement the arrival of the star right-hander in the Major Leagues.

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN7h

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 ...

Japanese RHP Roki Sasaki says he’s signed with Dodgers

Right-hander Roki Sasaki, the covered Japanese free agent, has whittled down a list of suitors to two finalists, according to ...

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, Seattle Mariners Legend, Earns Election to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Congratulations are in order for Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki, who earned election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of ...

1don MSN

Padres’ Icon Yu Darvish Played A Significant Role In The Athletic Development Of The Japanese Pitching Prodigy Roki Sasaki

Yu Darvish, a prominent MLB pitcher, played a crucial role in mentoring Roki Sasaki during his early baseball career. Darvish ...

MLB2d

The ten greatest international baseball moments in 2024

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to ...

Kyodo News on MSN4h

Baseball: Right-hander Aoyagi joins Phillies on minor league contract

Right-hander Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday. The 31-year-old ...

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