“I want to congratulate you on a legendary season.” Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics The president took time specifically honoring several ...

First baseman Rintaro Sasaki, for example, is at Stanford. Two-way player Shotaro Morii recently signed with the Athletics out of high school. “There’s drips,” Stearns said. “I don’t ...

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 ...

The crack of the bat is almost here with Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season set for March 27. But while MLB has become known for its melting pot of backgrounds among players, this ...

Shotaro Morii, 18, and Rintaro Sasaki ... Morii already has a $1.5 million professional contract with the Athletics, while Sasaki plays at Stanford University. It is unclear whether this trend ...

Two young stars – 19-year-old Rintaro Sasaki and 18-year-old Shotaro Morii – have made an early ... minor-league deal in January with the Athletics. Lovullo – who was so in awe of Suzuki ...

Two young stars — 19-year-old Rintaro Sasaki and 18-year-old Shotaro Morii ... a freshman at Stanford, while Morii has a minor league contract with the Athletics. Yamamoto signed a $325 ...

Two young stars — 19-year-old Rintaro Sasaki and 18-year-old Shotaro Morii — have moved directly ... Sasaki is a freshman at Stanford, while Morii has a minor league contract with the Athletics.