Hoping to become a two-way player in MLB just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass ...

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...

The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, inking 18-year-old two-way player Shotaro Morii ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has come to an end. Sasaki announced on Instagram that he will be joining the Dodgers, becoming ...

Shotaro Morii has proven to be an elite hitter and pitcher in Japan, and the A’s are ready to throw some major cash at the ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...

Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his ...

Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has ...

But the situation leaned in the Athletics’ favor, per the report. Morii bypassed the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft in hopes of landing an MLB deal. He now is expected to receive a $1.5 ...

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.