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Mesa, Arizona – The Chicago Cubs announced Friday they have signed star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki to a five-year deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is worth a reported $85 million, plus the posting fee the Cubs will pay the Hiroshima Carp. The contract is the […]

After an injury kept him out of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani now appears to be on track to participate a year from now when the tournament resumes after a six-year hiatus. The 2023 edition, originally scheduled for March 2021 but pushed back […]

Mesa, Arizona – Reports that Hiroshima Carp star Seiya Suzuki has agreed to sign with the Chicago Cubs instantly ratcheted up interest in the National League Central Division on Wednesday. The deal, reported by Associated Press at $85 million for five years, would be the second biggest given to a […]

Star Hiroshima Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki has agreed to a five-year, $70 million (¥8.3 billion) deal with the Chicago Cubs, American sports network ESPN reported, citing a source. The 27-year-old Suzuki, one of Japan’s premier players, has been free to negotiate with any MLB team after being posted by the […]

Tempe, Arizona – Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is not setting numerical targets but approaching the delayed 2022 MLB season with flexibility and forward-looking strategic planning. The 27-year-old redefined what is possible in baseball with an unprecedented 2021 season in which he showed his two-way prowess as a hitter […]

Tempe, Arizona – Reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani joined his Los Angeles Angels teammates Monday for the first preseason practice at the club’s spring training base in Arizona. The two-way star demonstrated the power that saw him hit an MLB third-best 46 home runs last year, launching a shot […]

Jordan Skopp, founder of the Foul Ball Safety Now! campaign that is urging MLB to add more protective netting at its games, was troubled by what he heard coming out of the negotiations between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association during the league’s lockout. Or rather, by what […]

KYODO – Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani reported to the team’s spring training home in Arizona on Sunday to undergo a medical in preparation for the delayed MLB season. The Angels will begin practicing Monday, around a month later than usual, after MLB players and owners agreed to terms […]

New York – The Toronto Blue Jays and free agent left-hander Yusei Kikuchi reached an agreement on a three-year, $36 million deal, according to multiple reports. MLB.com said Saturday a source confirmed the Blue Jays made the first major post-lockout move by signing the 30-year-old, although it has not yet […]

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball and its locked-out players reached an agreement on Thursday on a labor deal that ends the second-longest work stoppage in the game’s history. MLB had initiated a player lockout in December, with months of either silence or flurries of activity on the labor negotiation […]