Yankees interested in prized free-agent slugger, report says

The Los Angeles Dodgers immediately jumped to the favorites to win the 2024 World Series after signing Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million contract earlier this month. After reportedly committing another $325 million to Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Thursday night, their status as favorites has strengthened even…

Yoshinobu Yamamoto agreed to a 12-year, $325 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jack Harris of The Los Angeles Times was first on the news. The focus of the baseball world is now squarely on free agent Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto as he appears set to command a record $300 million offer from suitors like the New York Yankees and Los…

According to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, the Dodgers and Yankees are among the finalists for the rights to Yoshinobu Yamamoto 25-year-old Japanese pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been given permission by the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club to try his luck in the big leagues via the player posting system. While every MLB club would…

How much has Japanese baseball had an impact on Major League Baseball? The top two free agents this winter are both from Japan and could get contracts worth a combined $750 million. They are Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani, a two-time American League MVP, and right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, arguably the top pure pitcher (Ohtani is in a…

The Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posted Yoshinobu Yamamoto for MLB free agency last week, opening a 45-day window to negotiate with teams and sign a contract. At just 25 years old, Yamamoto immediately became one of the top starting pitchers available. Some evaluators consider the right-hander the best free-agent…

Enough peeking through the blinds. The window to sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto opens Tuesday, which is huge news for the Boston Red Sox and every other franchise across Major League Baseball. The Orix Buffaloes, Yamamoto's team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, officially posted the star pitcher Monday. Yamamoto will have 45 days, beginning…

Boston Red Sox fans are tired of losing, putting pressure on Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow to make some big offseason splashes. One name that the fanbase would love to see on the 2024 roster is RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who's Japan's latest baseball phenom. Although the Red Sox and Yamamoto have been linked as far back as July, the club…

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the latest highly coveted Japanese ace, and here's a look at the best MLB odds for Yamamoto's next team via our best sports betting apps. Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be the second-best player available this winter for big-league teams to pursue, and he hasn't yet thrown an MLB pitch. MLB teams will soon be able to chase after the…

ST. LOUIS - We're nearly a week into MLB free agency. There haven't been many big splashes yet, but it might not take long in a free agent market with plenty of upside, especially for pitching. Cy Young candidates Blake Snell and Sonny Gray are available. So are bona fide innings-eater Aaron Nola and new World Series champion Jordan Montgomery.…

The Dodgers are among the teams to watch out for in the looming Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes amid MLB free agency. Shohei Ohtani is not the only Japanese commanding attention from the Los Angeles Dodgers and basically every team in the MLB amid the offseason. There is also Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Orix Buffaloes, who has already been given…

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is one of the hottest pitching prospects of the offseason, and the Red Sox are in desperate need of an ace pitcher. So, it's no surprise that Boston has already reportedly scouted him this year, and now they're being linked together. The New York Post's Jon Heyman MLB.com's Mark Feinsand also recently listed the Red Sox as a…

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be coming to the United States next season, and it's possible that his next home will be in Boston. In BetOnline's latest projection, the Red Sox have the fifth-highest odds (+1000) to sign Yamamoto in the offseason. The only teams that have higher chances of acquiring the Japanese flamethrower are the New York Mets (+400),…

As the eight remaining MLB teams compete for the World Series in the MLB playoffs, the rest of the clubs across the league are preparing for the offseason. With Shohei Ohtani sidelined by elbow surgery, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be one of the most coveted players this winter. Yamamoto, who turned 25 in August, is one of the best baseball players…

And she compiled a 5-10 won-loss record. For Yoshida, control issues were a defining trait of those years, as she issued 57 walks and hit 28 batters in 78 innings.Now 31, Yoshida is preparing for another overseas challenge - this time as a veteran ballplayer. Yoshida recently signed to play in the Empire Baseball League, a short-season independent…

Many around baseball were perplexed when the Boston Red Sox gave Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida a five-year deal worth around $90 million this winter because some evaluators thought Yoshida would be just a decent, contact-hitting player at the MLB level. Moreover, Red Sox fans thought the club should have used the money to re-sign All-Star…

The World Baseball Classic has produced plenty of drama over the past two weeks, and the end result is a final between two world heavyweights: the United States and Japan. But who do the odds favor in such a matchup? At Caesars Sportsbook, official odds partner of Bet.NOLA.com, the United States is a -145 favorite as of Tuesday afternoon, with…

The World Baseball Classic has produced plenty of drama over the past two weeks, and the end result is a final between two world heavyweights: the United States and Japan. But who do the odds favor in such a matchup? At Caesars Sportsbook, the United States is a -145 favorite as of Tuesday afternoon, with Japan priced at+122. On the run line, U.S.…

Will an ultra-tumultuous offseason be just the beginning of the disappointment for Boston Red Sox fans? Find out as we look at our best team futures picks and Red Sox predictions for the 2023 season based on the top MLB odds. Long gone are the days of the Red Sox serving as perennial World Series contenders. Following a last-place finish in the AL…

The Red Sox are coming off of quite the up-and-down offseason. On one hand, they finally made the fans happy by signing a homegrown player to a long-term contract. Boston signed third baseman Rafael Devers to a 10-year $313.5 million contract in early January, cementing themselves with a top-tier player at the hot corner for the next decade. They…

The Boston Red Sox have two legitimate contenders for American League Rookie of the Year. First baseman Triston Casas and outfielder Masataka Yoshida are both near the top of the board at DraftKings Sportsbook, which tells you each one has a shot to make some noise. Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson (+350) is the favorite, but Casas and Yoshida aren't…

Marwin Gonzalez is heading to Japan. On Wednesday, the utility player signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Friday that Gonzalez is getting $1.5 million in the deal. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER The 33-year-old made his major league…

Veteran outfielder Masataka Yoshida has accepted a five-year contract offer from the Boston Red Sox, according to published reports. The deal is worth $90 million USD (¥12.34 billion JPY), according to MLB, which announced the deal on Wednesday, December 7. According to MLB.com, the Red Sox will also pay a $15.4 million USD (¥2.1 billion JPY)…

Seiya Suzuki represented last winter's big position player addition for the Cubs, signing a five-year, $80 million deal that will keep him in Chicago through 2026. Now, another premier Japanese outfielder is set to make the jump to Major League Baseball in the form of Masataka Yoshida. The 29-year-old outfielder is coming off another stellar season…

The New York Yankees reportedly are showing interest in 29-year-old outfielder Masataka Yoshida, who is due to be posted by his Japanese team. The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported on New York's interest Thursday, indicating the Yankees would like to pair Yoshida with fellow outfielder Aaron Judge. "I'm aware of him," general manager Brian…

Last-gasp heartbreak and glory have set us up perfectly for the NPB Climax Series, though Giants and Hawks fans may disagree. A late surge in form saw the Tigers snatch the final Central League playoff spot at the expense of Yomiuri, while the first ever NPB pennant tiebreaker went the way of Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Buffaloes, who took top seeding…