The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese ...

Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the ...

The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.

The Phillies have signed former NPB pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to MLB camp, ...

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Aoyagi signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Friday and was invited to spring training, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The 31-year-old right-hander was posted by the ...

Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings ...

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 ...

The Phillies have invited an additional player to attend major league spring training as a non-roster invitee: Koyo Aoyagi, RHP – Aoyagi, 31, is a veteran of nine seasons (2016-24) in Japan’s Nippon ...

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