The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professonal Baseball have agreed to a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to multiple reports out of Japan (including from Nikkan Sports).

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.

The Texas Rangers today formally announced agreements with right-handed pitchers David Buchanan and Jesse Chavez, outfielder Cody Thomas, and catcher Chad Wallach on minor league contracts with invitations to 2025 Major League Spring Training camp.

K% | 24.0 BB% An excellent collegiate career at Wake Forest resulted in the Athletics taking Nick Kurtz fourth overall in the 2024 draft. The big left-handed first baseman was one of, if not, the best pure hitter to come out of the draft.

Another Japanese-born superstar hints at a future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiroto Takahashi was spotted practicing in Dodgers gear.

Jesse Chavez is back. For the fourth time. The Texas Rangers have signed the 41-year-old reliever, who began his career with the organization in 2002, to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

The splitter is on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Dodgers are cornering the market. Splitters were thrown more often in 2024 than in any other season of the pitch tracking era, which goes back to 2008.