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 we ...

Japan’s “Babe Ruth” will not be pitching for the country in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Shohei Otani plays for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan’s professional baseball league and is the ...

Japanese ace Shohei Otani has already given Major League Baseball teams plenty of reasons to drool over him, but he added another Tuesday: Otani, a 22-year-old pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham ...

Shohei Otani, despite a lukewarm offensive season, remains a strong contender for MVP due to his dual abilities as both a pitcher and hitter. Currently, he boasts a .240 batting average with 6 home ...

The World Series hasn't yet started, but the biggest story of baseball's offseason has already been decided -- the fate of Japanese phenom Shohei Otani. For the unaware, Otani is the best player who ...

Editor's Note: The story was originally published on June 15. Ninety-seven years ago, the Yankees made a decision that would help draw the line separating the olden days from the modern era: They let ...

Japan’s Shohei Otani has yet to sign with a major league team, but that hasn’t stopped some fans and talent evaluators from salivating at his seemingly unlimited potential. Heralded as “the next Babe ...