Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation ...

The Athletics might have discovered their solution for Shohei Ohtani by signing 18-year standout Shotaro Morii, to a $1,510,000 bonus deal. The post Another Shohei Ohtani? Athletics’ Record-Setting $1.

Shotaro Morii has proven to be an elite hitter and pitcher in Japan, and the A’s are ready to throw some major cash at the teenage high school prospect.

The Oakland Athletics signed Japanese two-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, to a minor league contract with a record $1,510,500 signing bonus, seeing him as a potential future star like Shohei Ohtani. Morii has a notable high school record with 45 home runs and aspires to join professional baseball swiftly.

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball ... Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500. Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500.

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball ... Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500. Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional ...

The post, which caught the eye of Athletics scouts ... Japanese players should first compete in the renowned Nippon Professional Baseball league before coming to MLB. The 18-year-old is the ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball ... Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500. Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional ...

Ichiro Suzuki's career was full of hitting streaks, All-Star Games and Gold Glove awards. But all that paled compared to moments with fans like his farewell at the Tokyo Dome in 2019, he said.

Throughout Roki Sasaki’s highly anticipated posting process and free agency, the Dodgers knew the main pillars they wanted their courtship to be built upon.