On his first morning in a major-league clubhouse, on his first trip ever to the United States, Koyo Aoyagi held his phone ...

13. RP Akinori Otsuka (2004-07) 236 G, 39 SV, 2.44 ERA (171 ERA+), 1.116 WHIP, 217 K, 232.0 IP, 6.6 WAR Otsuka had 137 saves over seven years in Japan before joining the Padres ahead of his age-32 ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will continue the franchise's long ... Rangers (8 total players; 20.3 fWAR) Key players: Yu Darvish, Akinori Otsuka, Koji Uehara The Rangers get a mention for being ...

Veteran Japanese driver Akinori Ogata announced Friday the creation of his own NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, Akinori Performance. Ogata created the team in partnership with longtime sponsor ...

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GR gallery opened ‘Transfiguration’, a group exhibition of new and recent works by Atreyu Moniaga, Dalya Moumina, Karen Shiozawa and Mayuka Yamamoto, presenting five artworks each at the gallery’s ...

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Yamamoto, who signed a massive $325 million deal with LA last offseason, knows how the Dodgers help ease the transition from NPB to MLB, including using a six-man rotation to give pitchers more rest.

Yamamoto, a teammate with Sasaki on the Japan national team during their gold medal run in the World Baseball Classic, was reportedly “playing an important role in whether the Dodgers land him ...