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Japanese ace Roki Sasaki reveals which MLB team he's signing with
The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has come to an end. Sasaki announced on Instagram that he will be joining the Dodgers, becoming ...
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 ...
The Athletics Sign Shotaro Morii To A Record-Breaking Contract
In keeping with their newfound profligacy, this week it was announced that the Athletics signed 18-year-old Japanese star (in ...
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Nippon Professional Baseball
The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s Nippon Professional Baseball club, will also be owed a posting fee. However, the value of that fee will be a percentage of his signing bonus and won’t be a ...
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18-year-old two-way Japanese slugger signs record-setting deal with A's
The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, inking 18-year-old two-way player Shotaro Morii ...
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Athletics Expected to Give Japanese Two-Way Player Shotaro Morii Record-Breaking Deal
Morii skipped the Nippon Professional Baseball Draft in 2024 with the intention of scoring an MLB deal. He is now reportedly set to receive a $1.5 million signing bonus from the A’s, which would ...
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Tsunami survivor Sasaki overcame tragedy to reach MLB
Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his ...
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2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's
Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established ... bypassed NPB's draft to play college ball for Stanford last season.