Shohei Ohtani didn't have a great start. Mike Trout, Andrelton Simmons and the Los Angeles Angels did plenty to finish off the Houston Astros. Trout hit his major league-leading 10th homer and the Angels overcame another shaky outing by Ohtani to beat Houston 8-7 Tuesday ...
2018: Year of the 800-pound Gorilla
Four topics dominated Japan's non-Twitter news cycle for the last quarter of 2017. Two involved sports: the signing of 23-year-old baseball superstar Shohei Otani to play for the Los Angeles Angels of the American League; and the resignation of sumo grand champion Harumafuji after ...
Angels' Shohei Ohtani has damaged elbow ligament according to report
New Los Angeles Angels acquisition Shohei Ohtani has a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow according to a medical report dated Nov. 28, Yahoo Sports reported on Wednesday. According to the report, a physical performed by Dr. Masamitsu Tsuchiya at Doai Kinen Hospital ...
Shohei Ohtani has decided he's on the side of the Angels. The two-way Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star announced Friday he will sign with the Los Angeles Angels, ending the sweepstakes surrounding his move to the majors in a surprising destination. Ohtani, who was posted this ...
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka hopes Shohei Otani succeeds as two-way player
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka gave compatriot and major league prospect Shohei Otani some encouraging words at an event in Tokyo on Wednesday. "There aren't any players who are doing well at both pitching and hitting, so he will be talked about all over ...
Coveted two-way star Shohei Otani met with representatives from the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to U.S. media. The meetings followed talks Monday between the 23-year-old slugging ace and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels ...
San Francisco Giants send Bruce Bochy, Buster Posey and top executives to Otani meeting
The San Francisco Giants, one of the seven finalists in the Shohei Otani sweepstakes, became the first MLB club to hold a face-to-face meeting with the star on Monday, according to U.S. media. The Giants, winners of the World Series three times since 2010, sent ...
Shohei Otani expected to sign with MLB team before end of year
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters two-way talent Shohei Otani will sign his first contract with a major league club by the end of the year, a source familiar with the matter told Kyodo News Wednesday. According to the source, the new posting system will take effect ...
MLB hopeful of having new posting agreement in place by early December
Major League Baseball hopes to put a new posting system agreement with Japan in place by early December, a deal that would allow star pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani to start negotiations with big league teams. MLB Chief Legal Officer Dan Halem said a new framework ...
Slugging pitcher Shohei Otani hit off a tee on Sunday for the first time since having ankle surgery on Oct. 12. The 23-year-old Nippon Ham Fighters star has been given the green light by his team to move to the majors this offseason once a ...
