With the Hanshin Tigers on the verge of winning their first ... The manager’s vision of the brand of baseball he expects from his players greatly influences this process. Staffers suggested ...

T he Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) have posted right-handed pitcher Koyo Aoyagi, which means that a 45-day window has been opened during which time he can negotiate with MLB ...

The Seattle Mariners have signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Shintaro Fujinami to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, the club said Thursday. The 30-year-old ...

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The Phillies have invited an additional player to attend major league spring training as a non-roster invitee: Koyo Aoyagi, RHP – Aoyagi, 31, is a veteran of nine seasons (2016-24) in Japan’s Nippon ...

The Phillies, playing a part in pumping up the Dodgers’ pool, thus acquired outfield prospect Dylan Campbell in return. A ...

Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the ...

The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.

The Reds are in agreement with right-hander Aaron Wilkerson on a minor league contract, reports Jon Morosi of the MLB Network ...

Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings ...

The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese ...