Shohei Ohtani may be the biggest Japanese star in MLB currently, but the Yankees have employed a solid run of Japanese stars ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have had quite a relationship with Japan. From guys like Hiroki Kuroda to modern stars Shohei Ohtani, ...
Comps who have come over from NPB (The Baltimore Banner) If Sugano can follow in the mold of either Hiroki Kuroda or Hisashi Iwakuma, the Orioles will be in good shape next year. Can Dean Kremer ...
He helped Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Mastui, Yu Darvish, Kenta Maeda, Kazuhisa Ishii, Takashi Saito, and Hiroki Kuroda also leave their mark on MLB.
Armed with top-end velocity and multiple secondaries capable of consistently missing bats, Sasaki won’t be following the legacy of Hideki Matsui, Hiroki Kuroda, and his idol Masahiro Tanaka.
The three teams are hardly surprising. In the past 30 years, the Dodgers have landed many top Japanese stars, including Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani ...