A’s 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 ...
A’s sign two-way teen Shotaro Morii — the potential next Shohei Ohtani — in record deal
Could the next Shohei Ohtani be on the Athletics? The A’s signed 18-year-old Japanese two-way player Shotaro Morii to a minor ...
Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old two-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed ...
Japan’s Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old two-way player, signs with Athletics
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...
2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
Hoping to become a two-way player in MLB just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass ...
Why can't Roki Sasaki earn as much as Shohei Ohtani? International free agency rules, explained
Whichever team lands Japanese ace Roki Sasaki won't just be getting a great pitcher. They'll be getting a great bargain, one ...
Sports Sponsorship Is Reaching Record Highs, Led By Shohei Ohtani And MLB
The five major North American pro leagues generated a combined $7.66 billion in sponsorship revenue last season, but red-hot demand suggests there’s more room to run.
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Dodgers’ meeting with Roki Sasaki didn’t include in-person pitches from Ohtani or Yamamoto
Neither Shohei Ohtani nor Yoshinobu Yamamoto were part of the Dodgers’ initial in-person pitch to Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki, a meeting that took place at the Westwood offices of the ...
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Shohei Ohtani is The Sporting News Male Athlete of the Year
Who, hard as it may be to believe, is being left behind by Shohei ... Ohtani's individual brilliance coincided with the success of his team, a rarity that resonated deeply with Japanese fans ...
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Shohei Ohtani to become a father for the 1st time in 2025
Shohei Ohtani is adding a newcomer to his family lineup.The 30-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers superstar posted on his Instagram account Saturday that he and his 28-year-old wife, Mamiko Tanaka ...
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Ohtani named AP’s best male athlete of 2024, 1 shy of record
LOS ANGELES—Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 ... especially his No. 17 jersey. Ohtani’s presence also helped the Dodgers land a bevy of new Japanese ...