Jan 13, 2023 · The Athletics agreed to sign righty Shintaro Fujinami, who'd been posted for MLB teams by NPB's Hanshin Tigers. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Hideki Okajima (岡島 秀樹, Okajima Hideki, born December 25, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Okajima pitched for the Yomiuri Giants, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Jan 14, 2025 · Morii skipped the Nippon Professional Baseball Draft in 2024 with the intention of scoring an MLB deal. He is now reportedly set to receive a $1.5 million signing bonus from the A’s, which would...

Jan 15, 2025 · Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and...

Shintaro Fujinami (藤浪 晋太郎, Fujinami Shintarō, born April 12, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.

Jan 16, 2025 · Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed...

Jan 15, 2025 · Morii bypassed the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft in hopes of landing an MLB deal. He now is expected to receive a $1.5 million signing bonus from the Athletics -- the highest for a Japanese amateur with no NPB experience, per multiple reports.

Jan 18, 2023 · The opportunity to start alone could have been the ultimate draw to Oakland for Fujinami. The 28-year-old was drafted in the first round into the Nippon Professional Baseball, alongside...

Apr 1, 2023 · Oakland Athletics pitcher Shintaro Fujinami (11) stands in the dugout before the start of their MLB Opening Day game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Jan 11, 2023 · Fujinami was posted by the Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan last month, and the A’s have agreed to bring him in on a one-year deal pending a physical, according to ESPN’s Jeff...