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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Two-way Japanese star Shohei Otani acknowledged “I am not yet a complete player” on Saturday, but he plans to complete that process in the major leagues. And he hopes to begin doing it next ...

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 ...