Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have ... By Victor Mather Ohtani is the latest sensation from Japan to captivate fans in North America, but the pipeline from ...

The Dodgers star used his time with the Nippon Ham Fighters as a springboard to fame in Major League Baseball; he also used his time there to bundle up in a black hoodie and game-worn jersey that can ...

Shohei Ohtani was selected by the Nippon-Ham Fighters in the first round of the 2012 NPB Draft. Tagged as one of the best high school prospects at the time, the eventual modern-day GOAT once threw ...

This is the second time Ohtani has been an MLB free agent — he was on the market back in 2017 after being posted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Ohtani met with the Dodgers at that time ...

Before Shohei Ohtani became the face of the Dodgers, the Padres and Angels had trade talk surrounding the two-way MVP.

The last time Ohtani pitched out of the bullpen was in 2016, when he was 22 years old and in the postseason with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Ohtani threw one blemish-free inning and ...

Ohtani started playing baseball at a very young age. In 2013, at the age of 18, he made his Japanese professional debut with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The Fighters selected Ohtani first ...

With a vision of developing the next big thing in the mold of their star alumnus Shohei Ohtani, the Nippon Ham Fighters picked a two-way talent in the first round of last month's draft.

His relationship with Ohtani dates to 2013, when Mizuhara was working as an interpreter for NPB’s Nippon Ham Fighters. Ohtani debuted for the Fighters that year, and he and Mizuhara shared their ...

the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. Almost immediately, he had help. One of the team's two interpreters showed up every day from the time Crotta arrived until spring training started. He showed ...

Ohtani and Mizuhara's relationship dates back to 2013, when Ohtani played for the Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball League and Mizuhara was an interpreter for the team.

Nez Balelo says the two-way superstar, who ultimately signed a 10-year, $700 million deal, didn’t want to risk a decline in ...