Shohei Otani has opened a lot of eyes this season in Japan’s NPB league. His latest achievement? Breaking his own record for fastest pitch. If you pay even modest attention to Japanese baseball, ...

OSAKA, Japan — Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell is looking forward to seeing Japanese pitching sensation Shohei Otani during Major League Baseball’s all-star postseason tour of Japan. Farrell and ...

TOKYO -- Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani says he could move to Major League Baseball after the 2017 season. The 22-year-old right-hander, who has also shown potential as a hitter, signed a $2.37 million ...

SAPPORO Japan (Reuters) - Shohei Otani has made waves in Japan by throwing strikes and smashing home runs for the Nippon Ham Fighters, but the 'Double Sworded Samurai' may have to give up one of his ...

The days of the two way player in Major League Baseball have long since passed. However, we may get a taste of the future in the World Baseball Classic, as Japanese phenom Shohei Otani may pitch and ...

Japanese ace Shohei Otani has already given Major League Baseball teams plenty of reasons to drool over him, but he added another Tuesday: Otani, a 22-year-old pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham ...

Have a question for Ask BA? Tweet it to J.J. (@jjcoop36) or email it to askba@baseballamerica.com. Q:Is there any rule in place prohibiting a team from, during negotiations for his signing bonus, ...

TOKYO -- Japanese high school pitcher Shohei Otani says he will stick to his plan of joining a team in Major League Baseball despite being selected in the first round of Japanese baseball's amateur ...