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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2022
Buffaloes will make Masataka Yoshida available to MLB teams through posting system
The Buffaloes decided to post the 29-year-old two-time Pacific League batting champion at his request, after a season that saw the franchise win its first Japan Series title since 1996.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2022
Buffaloes may allow Masataka Yoshida to make MLB move via posting system under right conditions
Because Yoshida still needs to qualify to go to MLB as a free agent, any move would require Orix to approve a transfer via the posting system.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2022
Tigers flamethrower Shintaro Fujinami seeking MLB move
The 28-year-old, considered the pitching rival of Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani during their time in high school and early in their pro careers, has hit 162 kph with his fastest pitch.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 7, 2021
Carp's Seiya Suzuki to be made available to MLB teams
The five-time NPB All Star, a member of Japan's gold-medal-winning Olympic team, is expected to be one of the most coveted outfielders of the offseason.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 11, 2021
Frustrated Tomoyuki Sugano aims high for 2021 after failed bid to land MLB deal
Speaking to reporters online, the 31-year-old Sugano expressed some frustration with the conditions under which he was forced to negotiate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 9, 2021
Bad timing spoils Tomoyuki Sugano's MLB aspirations
Given a market where he apparently didn't get a deal he liked and an offseason changed by the coronavirus, it's not hard to see why Sugano chose another year with the Kyojin.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 8, 2021
Tomoyuki Sugano fails to find MLB team, will return to Giants
The two-time Sawamura Award winner has been offered a four-year contract by Yomiuri that he will have the right to unilaterally terminate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 26, 2020
Hawks ace Kodai Senga can't persuade club to post him, gets raise instead
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ace Kodai Senga said Saturday his desire to move to the majors is unchanged, but he's no closer to going overseas via the posting system following a reported ¥100 million ($967,000) raise from the Pacific League club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 8, 2020
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano made available to MLB teams
The two-time Sawamura Award winner is the fourth Japanese player to be posted this offseason and perhaps the biggest prize, with the Yankees and Red Sox reportedly interested.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 4, 2020
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano asks club to post him to majors
Once posted, the two-time Sawamura Award winner will have thirty days to find an MLB club willing to offer a contract or he will return to Yomiuri for the 2021 season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 3, 2020
Fighters make Haruki Nishikawa available to MLB clubs through posting system
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Thursday that center fielder Haruki Nishikawa has been made available for major league clubs through the posting system.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2019
Ryosuke Kikuchi joins list of players to hit wall in posting system
Musing about whether or not certain players will get posted is fairly commonplace in discussions about the top NPB players these days.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 9, 2019
NPB stars no longer shy about expressing MLB aspirations
Kohei Arihara wants to pitch in the major leagues in the near future. Haruki Nishikawa wants to make the move as well. Hayato Sakamoto doesn't want to, but he had to address it all the same.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2019
Fighters outfielder Haruki Nishikawa reveals wish to play in MLB in 2021
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Haruki Nishikawa would like to move to the majors as early as the 2021 season, the 27-year-old said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2019
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo keeping open mind, has no preferred MLB destination
Yokohama BayStars outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo said Wednesday he has no preferred destination when it comes to signing with a major league team next month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2019
Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to pursue MLB dream through posting system
Shun Yamaguchi, who led the Central League in wins, strikeouts and winning percentage this season, intends to move to the major leagues through the posting system, the Yomiuri Giants right-hander said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2019
Carp glove wizard Ryosuke Kikuchi cleared for MLB move
Seven-time Golden Glove Award winner Ryosuke Kikuchi will have a chance to move to the major leagues via the posting system, the Hiroshima Carp said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2019
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo ready to give majors a shot
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, after the end of the Yokohama BayStars' season, took a trip to the United States and watched a game of this year's ALCS between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2019
Pitcher Kodai Senga says Hawks refuse to budge on posting
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Kodai Senga said Wednesday he has made no progress in persuading the Pacific League club to let him move to the major leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 7, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi's move shows revised posting system not great for NPB clubs
Why would an NPB team post its best players now?

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