Despite receiving offers, none were enticing enough for the right-hander to make the leap to the Major Leagues.

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was created in 1949 and is the highest level of baseball in Japan. NPB has produced some of the top players in MLB, like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani. Let's look ...

Baseball fans outside Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh could be forgiven for not recognizing the name Yoshi Tsutsugo. He was an ...

In late July, Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, visited Japan to announce support for players in the country’s top league, Nippon Professional ...

Right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa’s foray into North American ball will come to a close after one season. The SoftBank Hawks of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed ...

The Colorado Rockies are looking to strengthen their international scouting presence. President of baseball operations Paul ...

Former Cubs prospect and Pirates outfielder Alexander Canario is headed to Japan, signing a contract with NPB's Seibu Lions.

TOKYO — At a time when premier Japanese baseball players are coming to the U.S. more frequently, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he does not expect Japan’s top league, ...

Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Rafael Dolis re-signed with Nippon Professional Baseball's Hanshin Tigers, according to Yuri Karasawa of Yakyu Cosmopolitan on X (formerly Twitter). The Dominican ...

Allan Winans hasn't quite been able to establish himself at the MLB level, either with the Atlanta Braves or most recently the New York Yankees. He's heading to Japan to try and put his career back on ...