Before the 2024 season, the Chicago Cubs struck out on their top options and were left with a consolation prize. That player ...

The athlete needing assistance turned out to be Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish, considered the best Japanese pitcher in baseball history. "The recruiting agency didn't disclose who it was ...

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will have the chance to sign with a Major League Baseball (MLB) organization after his team in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, the Chiba Lotte Marines ...

A reader posited that Chicago ace Shota Imanaga "is the best Japanese pitcher in the league and it's not close at the moment." While Castrovince said that it was a stretch to say that it isn't ...