Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...
Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his ...
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...
The 23-year-old is expected to be an MLB ace -- eventually. Here's what insiders say about Sasaki in 2025 and beyond.
Roki Sasaki can sign with MLB teams during a nine-day window, an unusual free agency with ripple effects for Latin America.
Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established ... Morii emphasized with teams he spoke with that he wanted to be a two-way player.
"I want to make the most of this chance." Nippon Professional Baseball teams had considered Morii one of the top prospects ahead of last autumn's new-player entry draft, but the youngster instead ...
Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established ... Morii emphasized with teams he spoke with that he wanted to be a two-way player.