Baseball
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New Blue Jay Okamoto Says Daughter’s Logo Choice Helped Seal the Deal
TORONTO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - In what may be the most endearing free agency decision in baseball his...
January 7, 2026
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Right-Hander Tatsuya Imai Aims to Win Championship with The Houston Astros
HOUSTON — Tatsuya Imai made his intentions clear with his first few words during an introductory ...
January 6, 2026
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Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays Agree to $60 Million, 4-Year Contract, AP Sources Say
TORONTO (AP) — Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-y...
January 4, 2026
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Right-Hander Tatsuya Imai and Houston Astros Agree to $54 Million, 3-Year Contract, AP Source Says
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contrac...
January 2, 2026
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Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani Heads 1st Wave of Samurai Japan Players Named for WBC
It’s official. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, a key member of Samurai Japan’s victo...
December 26, 2025
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PL Wins Leader Arihara Returns to Fighters after MLB Stint, 3 Seasons with Hawks
Right-hander Kohei Arihara, the Pacific League-leader in wins the past two seasons, will be retur...
December 25, 2025
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Samurai Japan’s New Uniforms for 2026 World Baseball Classic Unveiled
National baseball team Samurai Japan’s new uniforms that will be worn at the World Baseball Class...
December 24, 2025
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White Sox Add Munetaka Murakami with $34 Million, 2-Year Contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The rebuilding Chicago White Sox added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup on Sunday...
December 22, 2025
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Kenta Maeda Joins Rakuten Eagles; Returns from American MLB to Japanese Pro Baseball for First Time Since 2015
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Kenta Maeda, 37, who has now signed with the Tohoku Rakuten ...
December 16, 2025
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Voted Postseason MVP by New York Baseball Writers, Judge Wins 5th NY Player of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was voted the Babe Ruth Award winn...
December 13, 2025
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Shohei Ohtani Is the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year for Record-Tying 4th Time
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends.
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Roberts Says World Baseball Classic a ‘Very Delicate’ Matter for Ohtani, Yamamoto and Sasaki
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Admitting participation by Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki...
December 9, 2025
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Pitcher Sasaki Encourages Kids in Noto Through Baseball
SUZU, Ishikawa — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki visited Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture to p...
December 8, 2025
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MLB Players Union Gathers to Prepare for Potentially Contentious Labor Negotiations in 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Roughly a month after the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a scintillating s...
December 5, 2025
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SoftBank Hawks’ Moinelo, Hanshin Tigers’ Sato Named MVPs
When lefthander Livan Moinelo joined the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from Cuba in 2017 as a developme...
November 27, 2025
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