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Roki Sasaki Munetaka Murakami Tatsuya Imai Nippon Professional Baseball Shohei Ohtani Kazuma Okamoto Yoshinobu Yamamoto Rōki Sasaki Transition to MLB NPB to MLB Transition

Astros Move Tatsuya Imai to Bullpen for Rangers Series

The team will use short relief outings to correct mechanical problems and evaluate whether he can return to the rotation.

Rintaro Sasaki Signs With Miami Marlins After Declining NPB and Stanford

Marlins Draft Japanese Power Hitter Rintaro Sasaki

Kazuma Okamoto’s Power Start Puts Him Atop Blue Jays’ RBI List

Astros Keep Tatsuya Imai on IL After Clean Tests

Murakami’s Three-Game HR Start Ends as Okamoto Homers Again

White Sox Newcomer Munetaka Murakami Homers in MLB Debut

Ohtani Tops Jersey Sales for 30th Month as MLB Lists 14 Japan-Born Players on Opening Day

Murakami Homers in First Game Back as White Sox Fast-Track His Ramp-Up

Imai Impresses as Astros Weigh Rotation Options in Spring Tune-Up

Rockies Sign Tomoyuki Sugano to One-Year, $5.1 Million Contract

White Sox Installing Clubhouse Bidet for New Signee Munetaka Murakami

Dodgers Map Roki Sasaki’s Starting Path as Reports Point to WBC Skip

Tomoyuki Sugano Says He'll Stay in MLB, Awaits Offers

White Sox Set Sean Newcomb for Rotation Competition After Standout 2025

Blue Jays Reportedly Sign Japan Slugger Kazuma Okamoto to Four-Year, $60 Million Deal

Astros Land Japanese Right-Hander Tatsuya Imai on Three-Year Deal With Player Opt-Outs

With Posting Clock Ticking, Tatsuya Imai Still Awaits First MLB Offer

Reports Put Pirates in Lead for Kazuma Okamoto With Four-Year, $64 Million Bid

White Sox Introduce Munetaka Murakami on Two-Year, $34 Million Deal