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New York Yankees insider reveals young international phenom team eyeing next winter
The New York Yankees have tried to land several top international baseball players in recent years, striking out on the
Yankees 'Would Love' to Sign Japanese Superstar Slugger in 2026
Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years (Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason and Roki Sasaki this offseason
After A Fallout With Yoshinobu Yamamoto The New York Yankees Are Still Fixated On The Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki
New York Yankees And Mets Were Never Seemingly Favored To Sign Japanese Star Roki Sasaki
Japanese baseball star Roki Sasaki joining LA Dodgers, teams up with Ohtani, Yamamoto
Japanese star Roki Sasaki is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers following a frenzied Major League Baseball battle for the coveted pitcher’s signature. The 23-year-old confirmed on Friday that he would join up with compatriots and Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a brief statement on Instagram.
Yankees Advised to Find a New Way to Recruit Next Japanese Free Agent by Team Insider
Murakami, who will turn 25 next month, hit 56 homers in 2022, breaking Sadaharu Oh’s 1964 record. He has 224 homers and has slashed .272/.395/.543 over seven seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He hit a walk-off two-run double in the semifinal against Mexico and a home run against Team USA in the final at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
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Yankees never had a fair chance to land international star
The Yankees’ pursuit of Roki Sasaki felt doomed from the start. While the Japanese phenom was technically on the market for any MLB team to sign, the reality
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Yankees analyst predicts "3-headed monster" of Roki Sasaki, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto scenario at Dodgers
Roki Sasaki is set to make his decision to join an MLB team in the next 10 days and most of the signs point towards the young Japanese flamethrower signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Yankees already targeting star international slugger as long-term first baseman
The New York Yankees moved on from Anthony Rizzo after another disappointing season from the first baseman and decided to
Ex-MLB GM Predicts Yankees to Land ‘Unicorn’ Free-Agent Pitcher
The Yankees' pitching rotation has already gotten a boost, but one former GM foresees the team potentially adding another star.
Yankees already have eyes on signing slugger for 1B next offseason | ‘Would love to have him’
Slugging corner infielder Munetaka Murakami plans to make the jump from Japan to Major League Baseball in 2026, he announced in December, via Yahoo Japan. The 2025 season will be his last in Japan, as long as his team, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, complies, prompting what will be a mad frenzy to sign him when (or if) he is posted next offseason.
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Blake Snell follows Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's lead as the Dodgers $182,000,000 ace enjoys a Shirley Temple at Nobu
Following the World Series triumph in October last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers upgraded the rotation by signing two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell in the offseason.
Yankees' perfect chance for Roki Sasaki redemption is coming to the MLB next winter
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