Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga-- last played together at the Tokyo Dome for Samurai Japan in early-round games of the ...

A year later, he was pitching for Samurai Japan at the World Baseball Classic. Now clad in Dodger Blue, the 23-year-old “Monster of the Reiwa Era” is ready to start a new journey in MLB.

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 ...

He won a gold medal as part of the 2023 Samurai Japan World Baseball Classic squad. He posted a 29-15 record with a 2.10 ERA and a 0.894 WHiP in his 394.2 innings, striking out 505 batters with 88 ...