Japanese baseball mega-star Shohei Otani could be leaving Japan behind this winter to come to the U.S. to play for a MLB team. While nothing has been formally announced yet, his start for the Nippon ...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced on Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball next season. ''The other day I met with team officials and ...

Shohei Otani, the best baseball player in the world not currently employed by a major-league team, will soon be made available to the 30 clubs in Major League Baseball. The Nippon Ham Fighters, ...

Excuse me for getting a bit carried away, but there's some extremely exciting news out of Japan: Shohei Otani, a 23-year-old righty fireballer and lefty slugger for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, ...

In a typical baseball offseason, even the biggest personnel moves are fundamentally simple equations: Team X signs Player Y to a $ZZZ million contract (as will likely ...

Shohei Otani continues to inch closer toward his goal of becoming a major-leaguer in 2018. On Friday, Otani’s Japanese club, the Nippon Ham Fighters, announced that it plans to make the 23-year-old, ...

Imagine the Yankee Stadium crowd witnessing back-to-back titanic home runs by Aaron Judge and Shohei Otani during a game, and then having the two-way Japanese star take the mound a day later to blow ...

The 2016 Major League Baseball offseason may feature a weaker class than normal, but the 2017 offseason is already shaping up to be exciting. Japanese superstar Shohei Otani has expressed interest in ...

Shohei Otani, a star in Nippon Pro Baseball, indicated during a press conference in Tokyo on Saturday that he is not locked in to being a two-way player and is willing to discuss the issue with ...

Japanese star Shohei Otani is bound to be one of the most coveted international stars on the free-agent market. The only question is when the 22-year-old will decide to make the leap to MLB. Continue ...

Japanese baseball sensation Shohei Otani is reportedly planning to leave Nippon Professional Baseball to sign with a Major League Baseball team after the season. The 22-year-old three-time NPB ...

The top star in Japanese baseball, Shohei Otani, has announced that he wishes to play one more season at home before heading over to play in Major League Baseball. The top star player in Japanese ...