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 to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of $1,510,500. Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs … [Read more...] about Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
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Astros Crawfish Boil: January 15, 2025
Jon Singleton | Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Welcome to the Midweek Astros Crawfish Boil! Welcome to the Humpday Boil. Houston Astros News Astros’ 2025 Offseason: WTSWTM (Chipalatta) Press release: Astros sign 20 international free agents ESPN Sunday Night Baseball to broadcast Astros-Padres game in April (HC) Astros reportedly interested in former Twins All-Star … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: January 15, 2025
Two Astros stars ranked among top at their positions by MLB Network
Framber Valdez and Yainer Diaz are expected to have a big year. … [Read more...] about Two Astros stars ranked among top at their positions by MLB Network
Texas Rangers will stream broadcasts after seasons of difficult access to games
The Texas Rangers are making their regional game broadcasts available directly to consumers in a streaming package. The team says that is the first step in providing multiple viewing options after several seasons of fans having issues accessing their games. The MLB team announced Wednesday a multiyear agreement to stream regional games on the Victory+ service starting this … [Read more...] about Texas Rangers will stream broadcasts after seasons of difficult access to games
SB Nation Reacts: Astros Poll Results
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Are the golden days over? … [Read more...] about SB Nation Reacts: Astros Poll Results