Forced changes to baseball mechanics have derailed the careers of many ballplayers, but Hisashi Iwakuma improved spectacularly after the adjustments.

He saw action in all three playoff rounds, too, pitching to a 5.00 ERA. The Cubs have reached a deal with free-agent infielder Jon Berti, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. Berti, who turned ...

There, Skenes quickly became the nation's top pitching prospect, winning the championship game of the 2023 College World Series, then going to the Pirates as the consensus No. 1 pick in the MLB draft.

Sasaki will be the 13th Japanese-born player to wear a Dodger uniform, joining Dodger Manager Dave Roberts (2002-2004), Hideo Nomo (1995-1998, 2002-2004), Masao Kida (2003-2004), Kazuhisa Ishii ...

Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...

Per @GaijinBaseball on "X:" 6/12/1993 At a countryside Kansai Derby game in Nagaoka, Buffaloes ace Hideo Nomo is taking a shutout into the 8th inning Then a 19 year old kid who came into the game ...

The reigning champions have aggressively added to their pitching staff, though Scott is the first major bullpen acquisition. After signing Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract in ...

After missing out on Roki Sasaki, the Blue Jays “remain involved in” the starting pitching market, Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith writes. While Toronto has been more primarily linked to ...

Hideo Kojima is a living legend in the gaming ... the Sega CD version to the way it blended investigation with light gun-style shooting segments, Snatcher was a genre-defying masterpiece.

However, each has a unique pitching style. In 2023, Sasaki threw four pitches over 100 mph, a feat that very few pitchers have accomplished. Sasaki is known for his quick, solid pitching style, ...

One of the biggest names in MLB free agency has officially chosen his new team. That would be 23-year-old Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, who opted to forgo a more lucrative payday to ...

Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on ...