However, we may get a taste of the future in the World Baseball Classic, as Japanese phenom Shohei Otani may pitch and take his cuts in the batter’s box. Shohei Otani has already captured the ...

An injury will prevent Shohei Otani from pitching for Japan in next month’s World Baseball Classic, but the two-way star might still be available to hit. Though it remains unclear exactly when ...

Unfortunately, American fans hoping to get a look at Otani up close during the upcoming World Baseball Classic have been dealt yet another blow. That's because on Friday, Japan manager Hiroki ...

Shohei Otani is the best baseball player currently working in Japan, a 6-foot-4 slugger who's just 22 years old and who also happens to be able to throw a baseball 101 mph. He's Japanese Babe Ruth ...

OSAKA, Japan -- Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball next season. "The other day I met with team officials and stated ...

Shohei Otani threw the fastest pitch in Nippon Professional Baseball history on Tuesday as he was clocked at 164 kph (101.9 mph) on a third-inning fastball to Orix right fielder Yoshio Ito.

Shohei Otani, the best baseball player in the world not currently employed by a major-league team, will soon be made available to the 30 clubs in Major League Baseball. The Nippon Ham Fighters ...

Japan won Sunday's game 12-10 to improve to 3-1 in the four-game series that included two games against Mexico and is a tune-up for next year's World Baseball Classic. Otani hit a leadoff homer in ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Japanese baseball player Shohei Otani will have right ankle surgery on Thursday. The reigning Pacific League MVP, in his fifth season with the Nippon Ham Fighters, is prized as both a ...