the lack of a posting fee could mean more money going directly to the player. The Cubs were willing to give Imanaga a $53MM guarantee but also paid $9.825MM to the Yokohama BayStars, his NPB club ...

The problem from Chiba Lotte's perspective – and from Sasaki's perspective to some extent – is that Sasaki's age and relative lack of NPB service time mean that he'd be subject to MLB's bonus ...

Between the two leagues, he’s racked up nearly 3,250 strikeouts - 1,994 in MLB and 1,250 in NPB. His career includes five All ...

Earlier this season while waiting in the visiting Dodgers clubhouse in Cincinnati, I had a question for the Japanese ...

the lack of a posting fee could mean more money going directly to the player. The Cubs were willing to give Imanaga a $53M ...

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Murakami earlier this season set an NPB record for hitting home runs in ... “Kami-sama” can mean “god,” and it has become Murakami’s nickname this season among fans and media.

Sasaki could always leave NPB before he meets either of those minimum requirements, like Shohei Ohtani did, but doing so would mean that both Sasaki and his NPB team (the Chiba Lotte Marines ...

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In July, Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, visited Japan to announce support for players in NPB. Japanese players are trying to take control of their ...