Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia Headline 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees
Baseball Hall of Fame 2025: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia headline class with Yankees, Mets ties
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation ...
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Baseball's Dodgers sign Japanese pitcher Sasaki
The Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation on Wednesday with the addition of right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will join fellow Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles, the team said in a statement.
Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players
Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with the A's.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner into Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki will be the first Japanese player to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and he'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday.
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MLB conducted investigation before Roki Sasaki’s posting
Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation ...
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Another Japanese Ace Heads Abroad: Implications for Pitcher Sasaki Rōki’s Move to Major League Baseball
On April 10, 2022, he threw the sixteenth perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball history, becoming the youngest pitcher ever to do so at the age of 20 years, 5 months. In this game he also ...
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Prized Japanese pitcher Sasaki announces decision to join Dodgers
Considered one of the most talented young pitchers in the world, the 23-year-old went 29-15 with a 2.10 ERA and 505 strikeouts in Nippon Professional Baseball. According to multiple reports ...
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Philadelphia Phillies Sign Japanese All-Star Pitcher to Minor League Contract
This certainly isn't a headliner, but adding the right-handed pitcher after he was posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball team in early-December of 2024 will hopefully allow this franchise to ...
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Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
Sasaki was made available to Major League Baseball teams by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific League under the posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and MLB.
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Tsunami survivor Roki Sasaki overcame tragedy to reach MLB
Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his father and grandparents in Japan's deadly 2011 tsunami. The