He never posted an ERA above 3.38 and earned his lone All-Star appearance in 2017, recording 39 saves with 83 strikeouts in ...

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Right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa’s foray into North American ball will come to a close after one season. The SoftBank Hawks of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed ...

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Former big league outfielder and current member of Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yakult Swallows Nori Aoki is set to retire following the 2024 campaign, per an announcement from the Swallows ...

TOKYO — At a time when premier Japanese baseball players are coming to the U.S. more frequently, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he does not expect Japan’s top league, ...

On Thursday night (Japan time), Stanford sophomore 1 baseman Rintaro Sasaki was drafted in the 1 round of the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス) ...

Every offseason, a handful of high-profile players from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball and the Korea Baseball Organization in South Korea either reach true free agency or are made available to ...

The announcement that Kazuma Okamoto will be eligible to sign with MLB teams has baseball fans buzzing with excitement. This Japanese infielder, known for his knack for 'going yard,' has been a key ...