Masahiro Tanaka is one of the most recognizable faces in Japanese baseball, but sightings of the star pitcher were few and far between in 2024. He started only one top-team game for the Tohoku Rakuten ...

Adam Jones shares his insights on the Baltimore Orioles' latest Japanese pitcher, Tomoyuki Sugano. Jones highlights Sugano's ...

In 2014, the New York Yankees appeared to be a surefire lock to sign Masahiro Tanaka when he was posted by the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Although other teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers and ...

All 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams began their spring training workouts Saturday, with many of them in indoor ...

Former New York Yankees All-Star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka lost his debut Saturday in his return to professional baseball in Japan. Tanaka, a 32-year-old right-hander, gave up three runs and four ...

The last high-profile free agent to sign with the Yankees out of Japan remains righty Masahiro Tanaka, who took a seven-year, $155-million deal before the 2014 season. Sasaki was said to have been ...

and by teammates for his off-field demeanor. That would be, of course, Masahiro Tanaka, the Japanese star who signed a $155 million contract to join the Yankees before the 2014 season and went on ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition ...