The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professonal Baseball have agreed to a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to multiple reports out of Japan (including from Nikkan Sports).

Jesse Chavez is back. For the fourth time. The Texas Rangers have signed the 41-year-old reliever, who began his career with the organization in 2002, to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

The Texas Rangers today formally announced agreements with right-handed pitchers David Buchanan and Jesse Chavez, outfielder Cody Thomas, and catcher Chad Wallach on minor league contracts with invitations to 2025 Major League Spring Training camp.

The 23-year-old pitcher donned a No. 11 jersey with R. Sasaki on the back at a news conference outside Dodger Stadium.

As the MLB offseason continues, the Mariners have agreed to a deal with free agent and former Orioles pitcher Shintaro Fujinami.

The Seattle Mariners have signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Shintaro Fujinami to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, the club said Thursday. The 30-year-old former Hanshin Tigers star spent all of 2024 with minor league affiliates of the New York Mets.

Young shortstop Jacob Wilson has the skills to be an impact player for the Athletics on both sides of the ball.

The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, inking 18-year-old two-way player Shotaro Morii to a $1,510,500 million deal, the largest bonus ever for a Japanese amateur outside of Nippon Professional Baseball, according to ...

Bauer, who last played in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, pitched for the Bay Stars in 2023, when he recorded an 11-4 record and 2.59 ERA in 24 starts. Last year, he played for Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican League, where he went 10-0 with a 2.48 ERA.

The Japanese phenom is making the jump to MLB after spending the last four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. Sasaki took visits with several teams before ...

Japanese pitchers who make the jump to the major leagues have often said the baseballs there are slipperier than those in Nippon Professional Baseball. But no one had done a scientific study on ...

Kansas City Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. married longtime partner Maggie Black on Dec. 14. The couple had been engaged since December 2023.