Jan 13, 2023 · The Athletics agreed to sign righty Shintaro Fujinami, who'd been posted for MLB teams by NPB's Hanshin Tigers. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Shintaro Fujinami (藤浪 晋太郎, Fujinami Shintarō, born April 12, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.

Hideki Okajima (岡島 秀樹, Okajima Hideki, born December 25, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Okajima pitched for the Yomiuri Giants, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Apr 12, 1994 · Shintaro Fujinami Japanese, Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

Jan 14, 2025 · Morii skipped the Nippon Professional Baseball Draft in 2024 with the intention of scoring an MLB deal. He is now reportedly set to receive a $1.5 million signing bonus from the A’s, which would...

Jan 11, 2023 · Fujinami was posted by the Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan last month, and the A’s have agreed to bring him in on a one-year deal pending a physical, according to ESPN’s Jeff...

Jan 15, 2025 · Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and...

Jan 18, 2023 · The opportunity to start alone could have been the ultimate draw to Oakland for Fujinami. The 28-year-old was drafted in the first round into the Nippon Professional Baseball, alongside...

Jan 12, 2023 · Right-hander Shintaro Fujinami and the Oakland A's are in agreement on a one-year deal, pending physical, a source tells ESPN. Fujinami, 28, is expected to join the A's rotation. He arrives from the Hanshin Tigers, where he spent 10 seasons.

Jan 15, 2025 · Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed...