With Shohei Otani considering a jump to a Major League Baseball team, commissioner Rob Manfred said he believes it will be hard for teams to circumvent existing contract rules in pursuit of the coveted two-way player. Otani's situation was among several issues, including pace of ...
Should Shohei Otani move to the majors via the posting system, as informed sources said Tuesday he expects to do, it will be a rare case where money will not be a primary factor in negotiations. Now 23, a fifth-year pro, and the Pacific League's ...
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters slugging ace pitcher Shohei Otani is likely to go to the major leagues through the posting system after the end of this season, an informed source said Wednesday. The 23-year-old remains unchanged from last offseason in terms of his desire to ...
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he would like revisions made to the posting system agreement for Japanese players that the league has with Nippon Professional Baseball by this offseason. Under the current posting system which has been in place since 2013, any ...
When the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were trailing the two-time Japan Series champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks by 11½ games in the Pacific League in late June, almost no one expected them to end up as league champions, let alone Japan Series champions, by the ...
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka said Thursday he intends to make an impact in the big leagues "I'm not going to be satisfied just by playing in a league over there," the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher said at a pro sports awards event in Tokyo. "I ...
The man at the center of the posting system drama finally broke his silence, and it was music to the ears of MLB fans and executives. Masahiro Tanaka, who went 24-0 on the mound for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles this season, wants to try ...
Nippon Professional Baseball formally agreed on the terms of a new posting system with Major League Baseball on Monday. NPB's executive committee met and signed off on an agreement that both sides had agreed to in principle. The new rules will be in force after ...
While the relevant parties have given their blessings to a new posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, there is still no resolution to Masahiro Tanaka's situation. The Eagles were widely expected to post Tanaka this offseason, but the newly agreed upon ...
Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball have reached a basic agreement on a new posting system, sources said Thursday. It is thought that an agreement has been reached after MLB requested a posting fee cap of $20 million. The move will be formalized once ...
The Japanese baseball players association has accepted revisions to the current posting system that allows Japanese players ineligible for free agency to move to the majors, limited to a period of two years, Toru Matsubara, executive director of the association, said Thursday. The formal agreement ...
