Baseball
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Shota Imanaga’s Contract with the Chicago Cubs Is a $53 Million, 4-year Deal, AP Source Says
CHICAGO (AP) — Shōta Imanaga's $53 million, four-year contract with the Chicago Cubs includes a club...
January 11, 2024
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ESPN’s Early Season Baseball Schedule Will Be the Sho Show, Featuring Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN's early season baseball schedule will be the Sho Show....
January 11, 2024
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Japanese LHP Shota Imanaga Signing with Cubs
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with Japanese left-handed pitcher Shota Imanaga, USA Today an...
January 10, 2024
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Yuki Matsui Can Earn $33.6 Million over 5 Years with Padres If He Becomes San Diego’s Closer
NEW YORK (AP) — Yuki Matsui can earn $33.6 million over five seasons with the San Diego Padres if th...
January 3, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Contract with Dodgers Includes 2 Opt Outs, but Timing Depends on Elbow Health
NEW YORK (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have two opportunities to opt out of his record $325 million...
January 3, 2024
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Photoscape / Birth of a New Baseball Stadium in the Tokyo Hills
Aboard a helicopter that took off from Haneda Airport, a construction site resembling the shape of a...
January 2, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Says “I was able to come this far because of Orix”; Press Conference Before Moving to Dodgers
OSAKA - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has decided to move to the Los Angeles Dodger...
December 30, 2023
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Dodgers’ Big-Money Acquisition Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Time to Stop Idolizing Others
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, center, poses with Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kaste...
December 28, 2023
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Joins the Los Angeles Dodgers, Vows to Compete for Championships Alongside Ohtani
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just over six years after Yoshinobu Yamamoto watched a playoff game from the rauc...
December 28, 2023
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Dodgers and Free-Agent Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Finalize Their 12-year Deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their 12-year deal with right-hander Yoshi...
December 28, 2023
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Shohei Ohtani Gives a Porsche to Joe Kelly’s Wife for His No. 17 with the Dodgers
After the wife of reliever Joe Kelly offered her husband's uniform number to help lure Shohei Ohtani...
December 25, 2023
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Padres and Japanese Reliever Yuki Matsui Agree to $28 Million, 5-year Contract
At 5-foot-8, Yuki Matsui figures to be among the shortest pitchers in the major leagues....
December 24, 2023
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Shohei Ohtani Is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd Time in 3 Years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed t...
December 23, 2023
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Favorite Status Strengthens with Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The Los Angeles Dodgers immediately jumped to the favorites to win the 2024 World Series after signi...
December 23, 2023
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Prized Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Agrees with Dodgers on $325 Million Deal, According to Reports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agr...
December 22, 2023
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