THE WEEK13d
MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport
Morii already has a $1.5 million professional contract with the Athletics, while Sasaki plays at Stanford University. It is ...
BASEBALL/ Stanford’s Sasaki finds groove in U.S., despite alarming ramen
Stanford University first baseman Rintaro Sasaki took questions from U.S. reporters without an interpreter after his team won ...
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
Boston Herald13d
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Sasaki will be eligible for the MLB draft in 2026. “I don’t know how I will influence Japanese high school baseball players, but I’m just going on my path, my way,” he said speaking in ...
NBC Bay Area13d
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in American baseball ...