Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the 'honor' of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in ...

A recap of all the offseason comings and goings of each bullpen and how those impact the 2025 fantasy baseball season.

Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata voiced hope that Yusei Kikuchi will pitch for Japan at the World Baseball Classic in March next ...

The arrivals of Pivetta and Hart could push the likes of Vásquez, Waldron and Brito to Triple A for portions of 2025. The ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui throws in the bullpen during spring training baseball practice at the team's training ...

The Yankees wanted Shohei Ohtani as much as everyone else when the pitching/hitter phenom left Japan for the Angels in 2019. GM Brian Cashman was bummed again two winters ago when Ohtani was a free ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — It turns out, Chris Martin, the de facto leader to be the closer in the Rangers’ recently overhauled ...

In recent seasons, initial closers across the league have ultimately delivered approximately 50% of total saves, per data ...

Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Pete Alonso, Blake Snell, Alex Bregman, Willy Adames and Max Fried are among the top players who ...

Yasushi Matsui, the Toyota Motor supplier's financial officer, provided insight into how some of Japan's biggest corporations aim to navigate potential higher import taxes in the U.S. His comments ...

There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious ... Nomo and Ichiro -- along with others like Hideki Matsui and Kaz Sasaki -- were pioneers at the time ...