Shinnosuke Ogasawara, a 27-year-old left-hander, pitched to a 3.12 ERA in 24 games for the Chunichi Dragons last season.

Ogasawara, who has kept his ERA under 3.15 in two of his last three seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball ...

The Nationals announced the signing of left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara to a two-year deal on Friday. The WME Baseball client ...

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.” ...

Shinnosuke Ogasawara isn’t the first Japanese player Mike Rizzo has scouted, or even attempted to sign. The Nationals have ...

Ogasawara was 5-11 with a 3.12 ERA in 24 games and 144 1/3 innings last season, striking out 82 and walking 22. He was 54-72 ...

In the latest signing in a busy international free-agent market, the Nationals agreed to a two-year deal with left-hander ...

For the first time in club history, the Nationals have signed a player directly from Asia, announcing today a two-year deal ...

The Nationals reached agreement with Japanese lefthander Shinnosuke Ogasawara on Friday. Financial details of the two-year contract haven’t been released, but Ogasawara’s signing is the first ...

The Nationals signed Ogasawara to a two-year contract Friday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports. The financial details of the deal are not yet known. Ogasawara, 27, posted a 3.12 ERA, 1.20 ...