Brewers sign a pitcher from Japanese league with one of the most unique fastballs in baseball
A pitcher who spent last season playing in Japan has signed with a major-league club, but it isn't Roki Sasaki. The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in Japan with the Yakult Swallows,
Phils add minor leaguer, sign Japanese veteran pitcher
In other Phils signing news, they got a Japanese pitcher of their own, though a little older than Sasaki. That’s 31-year-old Koyo Aoyagi, a veteran of nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League.
Phillies Sign Koyo Aoyagi To Minor League Deal
The Phillies have signed former NPB pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to MLB camp,
Philadelphia Phillies Sign Japanese All-Star Pitcher to Minor League Contract
Per Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors, the Phillies have signed Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league deal and will invite him to Spring Training as a non-rostered invite. This certainly
Baseball: Right-hander Aoyagi joins Phillies on minor league contract
Right-hander Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday. The 31-year-old side-armer was posted during the offseason by the Central League's Hanshin Tigers,
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 ...
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 ...
Elvin Rodriguez signs with Brewers after spending 2024 season in Japan
The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of Elvin Rodriguez to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026.
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Phillies Sign Koyo Aoyagi to Minor-League Contract, Invite to Spring Training
The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese ...
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The ten greatest international baseball moments in 2024
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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 ...
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Nationals Sign Franchy Cordero To Minor League Contract
The Nationals signed outfielder/first baseman Franchy Cordero to a minor league contract, according to Aram Leighton of Just ...
RHP Elvin Rodríguez signs with Brewers after spending 2024 season in Japan
Elvin Rodríguez appeared in one game with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 and pitched seven games with the Detroit Tigers in 2022.
Roki Sasaki says he signed minor league contract with the Dodgers
A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 miles per hour, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei ...
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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 ...