The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.” ...

Imagine pitching a game during Hideo Nomo’s rookie season with his funky windup. Or playing as Hideki Matsui during the 2009 World Series. Or hurling fastballs in the Japan Series as young ...

Skenes' ranking placed him in Tier 10 with the "Young stars with two or fewer years of service," a group that includes Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (35), San Diego Padres center ...

Roki Sasaki was formally introduced by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a press conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The Japanese phenom was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in December and ...

Sasaki will be the 13th player born in Japan to play for the Dodgers, along with Dave Roberts (player and manager), Hideo Nomo, Masao Kida ... divisional opponents, Padres starter Yu Darvish ...

In 1995, the Dodgers made history by signing right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo, a five-time All-Star in Japan's Pacific League. Nomo became the first player from a Japanese professional league to ...

The San Diego Padres have been dead silent this offseason. They lost Tanner Scott to the Los Angeles Dodgers and also missed out on right-hander Roki Sasaki, who also joined the Dodgers.

While pitchers, including Hideo Nomo, had already played in the US, Suzuki made seismic waves as the first Japanese position player to sign with a major league club. Winner of the American League ...

He was a downright Ruthian celebrity in his home country. But while the likes of Hideo Nomo (and, much earlier, Masanori Murakami) had paved the way for Japanese pitchers to play in Major League ...

.300 — Bogaerts’ weighted on-base average (wOBA) in 2024, the lowest of his 12-year career. wOBA accounts for how a player reached base, assigning value for events in relation to projected ...

The San Diego Padres are coming off a deep playoff run with some roster uncertainty for 2025. “While the Padres still harbor some hope of eventually extending (Michael) King, they are not under ...