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 ...

Nokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher/outfielder Shohei Otani is widely considered the best baseball player outside of Major League Baseball, and the closest thing to a modern-day Babe Ruth proxy. Yet ...

The top star in Japanese baseball, Shohei Otani, has announced that he wishes to play one more season at home before heading over to play in Major League Baseball. The top star player in Japanese ...

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 ...

Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher-slash-outfielder Shohei Otani is the best player in the world who isn't in the majors -- and who might not be in the majors anytime soon. Unfortunately, American fans ...

Shohei Otani will not play for Japan in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, according to reports from his native Japan. The Kyodo news service quoted Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo as saying on Friday ...

The pieces are falling into place for Japanese two-way star Shohei Otani to play in the United States in 2018. Kyodo News reported on Friday morning that 23-year-old Otani, known as the “Japanese Babe ...

Shohei Otani, the Japanese two-way star, is likely coming to MLB next season, according to multiple reports. The Asahi Shimbum says Otani is expected to be posted for bidding this offseason. The LA ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The so-called "Babe Ruth of Japan" is coming to North America. According to multiple reports, 23-year-old Japanese two-way star Shohei Otani will enter the posting system this ...

Back in October 2012, teenage phenom Shohei Otani had the baseball world buzzing with excitement after he expressed a desire to sign with an MLB team out high school in Japan rather than begin his ...

TOKYO (AP) Japanese baseball player Shohei Otani will be sidelined for about six weeks because of a left-thigh muscle strain, his team said on Sunday. Otani, TOKYO (AP) Japanese baseball player Shohei ...

Japanese superstar Shohei Otani will not pitch for World Baseball Classic due to a right ankle injury, Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama told reporters. The 22-year-old was expected to be ...