Roki Sasaki's signing with the Dodgers opens the floodgates for a new wave of Japanese talent coming over to MLB.

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo ...

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss whether the Astros trading Ryan Pressly could mean a reunion with Alex Bregman is in ...

Why did it take 20 years for the Nationals to sign their first free agent from Asia?“That market is a market that is built on ...

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The Nationals signed Shinnosuke Ogasawara to compete for a rotation job as they've worked to avoid blocking prospects. Read ...

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

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 his recent meeting with the media, Alex Anthopoulos discussed further offseason activity, Spencer Strider’s recovery, and ...

The Associated Press The young collector who scored a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes has turned down a trade offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara agreed to a two-year deal with the Washington Nationals on Friday after he was posted by the Chunichi Dragons in December. The 27-year-old was the Dragons' first-round ...