If you haven't heard about Shohei Otani, here's the elevator pitch: he's a Japanese pitcher-slash-outfielder who is widely considered the best player in the world who isn't already in the majors -- ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- There are no lights brighter, and no stage larger than the ones you'll find in the Big Apple, and they may be just enough to attract Japan's latest baseball superstar, Shohei Otani.

The World Series hasn't yet started, but the biggest story of baseball's offseason has already been decided -- the fate of Japanese phenom Shohei Otani. For the unaware, Otani is the best player who ...

Editor's Note: The story was originally published on June 15. Ninety-seven years ago, the Yankees made a decision that would help draw the line separating the olden days from the modern era: They let ...

The best international prospect in baseball won’t be able to show off his skills during the sport’s top international tournament. Japanese superstar Shohei Otani will not play in the World Baseball ...

Against all odds, it looks like Nippon Professional Baseball superstar Shohei Otani is coming to Major League Baseball next season. The phenom — who has been referred to as the second coming of Babe ...

In this era of information, Shohei Otani is like baseball’s Russian nesting doll, with one mystery encased in a mystery cloaked inside yet another mystery. He is one of the world’s most prominent ...

NOSHIRO, Akita Prefecture--Farmer Naoto Otani is knocking it out of the park with his product that shares a similar name to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani, who is currently playing in the ...