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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star

Jan. 20, 2025 17:39 PM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of...

Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics

Jan. 15, 2025 22:23 PM EST

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500. ...