Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts acknowledges challenges in competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for top Japanese talent.

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.”

Even though it’s been years since he last pitched in Major League Baseball, Trevor Bauer won’t give up on his playing career. The former Cleveland Guardians All-Star has re-signed a deal with the Yokohama DeNa BayStars of Japan’s NPB.

The Washington Nationals are beefing up their rotation! The MLB team has inked a two-year, $3.5 million deal with left-handed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara. Ogasawara, 27, will earn $1.5 million this season and $2 million in 2026.

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Ogasawara has been pitching in Nippon Professional Baseball since 2016. Last season ... He joins right-handers Jake Irvin, Michael Soroka and Trevor Williams, and left-handers MacKenzie Gore, DJ Herz and Mitchell Parker in starter contention.

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).

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 former Cy Young winner begins a new chapter in the Nippon Professional Baseball league after a standout season in Mexico

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 ...

Since the departure of Roki Sasaki, right-hander Hiroto Takahashi is considered Nippon Professional Baseball’s best pitcher. Like the trio of Japanese-born Dodgers players, Takahashi ...