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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) shakes hands with president of business operations Kevin Martinez during a press conference in Seattle on Jan. 21, 2025, after it was announced earlier in the day that he became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Baseball: New Los Angeles Dodger Roki Sasaki

New Los Angeles Dodger Roki Sasaki (2nd from R) poses for a photo as the hard-throwing Japanese right-hander is introduced at a press conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2025, with manager Dave Roberts (far R), President Stan Kasten (far L), general manager Brandon Gomes (2nd from L) and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.

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Baseball: New Los Angeles Dodger Roki Sasaki

New Los Angeles Dodger Roki Sasaki (C) poses for a photo as he is introduced at a press conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2025, with manager Dave Roberts (R) and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.

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Baseball: MLB GM meetings

Los Angeles Dodgers' president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman (R) and general manager Brandon Gomes are pictured on Nov. 7, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas, where they attended the Major League Baseball's annual general managers meetings.

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Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Newly signed Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga (L) has his new team jersey put on by Jed Hoyer, president of the team's baseball operations, as the major league club announces a four-year contract with the prize Japanese pitcher during an introductory press conference in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2024. The 30-year-old was posted by the DeNA BayStars of the Central League.

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Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Newly signed Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga (L) has his new team jersey put on by Jed Hoyer, president of the team's baseball operations, as the major league baseball club announces a four-year contract with the prize Japanese pitcher during an introductory press conference in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2024. The 30-year-old was posted by the DeNA BayStars of the Central League.

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Baseball: Cubs' new left-hander Imanaga

Newly signed Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga (L) shakes hands with Jed Hoyer, president of the team's baseball operations, as the major league club announces a four-year contract with the prize Japanese pitcher during an introductory press conference in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2024. The 30-year-old was posted by the DeNA BayStars of the Central League.

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Baseball: New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani

New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani (L) receives a new team cap from Andrew Friedman, the team's president of baseball operations, during an introductory press conference on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani

New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani (4th from L) poses with club executives, (from L) general manager Brandon Gomes, manager Dave Roberts, owner and chairman Mark Walter, team president Stan Kasten, and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, during an introductory press conference on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani

New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani (L) shakes hands with president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman during an introductory press conference on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani

New Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani (C) is introduced at a press conference alongside owner and chairman Mark Walter (L) and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: MLB GM meetings

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer speaks to reporters in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Nov. 8, 2023, the second day of Major League Baseball's three-day general managers meetings.

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MLB GM meetings

Jerry Dipoto, president of baseball operations for the Seattle Mariners, meets the press in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Nov. 7, 2023, as the Major League Baseball's annual general managers' meetings begin the same day.

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Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman (2nd from R) watches Roki Sasaki's bullpen session during his visit to the Japan national team's World Baseball Classic training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19, 2023.

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Major League Baseball scouts in Japan

Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman (C) sits by the bullpen during his visit to the Japan national team's World Baseball Classic training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Former Yankees hurler Igawa joins Orix

OSAKA, Japan - Former New York Yankees left-hander Kei Igawa (L) shakes hands with Yoshio Murayama, head of Orix Buffaloes' team operations, at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on March 28, 2012. The baseball team the same day announced the acquisition of Igawa.

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Japanese reliever Mori to join Tampa Bay Devil Rays

NEW YORK, United States - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays said on Jan. 11 the major league baseball club and Japanese reliever Shinji Mori (in file photo) have signed a two-year deal believed to be worth $1.5 million. ''Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen,'' Andrew Friedman, the Rays' executive vice president for baseball operations, said on the club's website.

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(1)Softbank plans to buy Daiei game rights from Colony Capital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Toshio Masui, the representative for U.S. investment bank Colony Capital LLC's Japanese operations, tells reporters in Fukuoka on Nov. 10 that Internet service provider Softbank Corp. has offered to buy the rights to the Daiei Hawks pro baseball team games from the U.S. firm.

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Wakata talks with Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (R on TV screen) talks with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Science and Technology Agency chief Tadamori Oshima (C) Oct. 13. Hidenori Tsumura (R), captain of Miyake High School baseball club, has been invited to join. Wakata told Mori information technology (IT) will play a key role in advancing operations of space shuttles and other spacecraft.

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(1)Softbank plans to buy Daiei game rights from Colony Capital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Toshio Masui, the representative for U.S. investment bank Colony Capital LLC's Japanese operations, tells reporters in Fukuoka on Nov. 10 that Internet service provider Softbank Corp. has offered to buy the rights to the Daiei Hawks pro baseball team games from the U.S. firm. (Kyodo)

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Marlins celebrate Ichiro's hit milestone

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) receives a baseball base bag from the team's Baseball Operations President Michael Hill during a ceremony at Marlins Park in Florida on June 17, 2016, before a game against the Colorado Rockies. The team presented Ichiro with the second-base bag from the June 15 match against the San Diego Padres to honor him for reaching the 4,257th hit for his professional career in Japan and the United States, surpassing the total of Major League Baseball's career hit leader Pete Rose. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins celebrate Ichiro's hit milestone

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) receives a baseball base bag from the team's Baseball Operations President Michael Hill during a ceremony at Marlins Park in Florida on June 17, 2016, before a game against the Colorado Rockies. The team presented Ichiro with the second-base bag from the June 15 match against the San Diego Padres to honor him for reaching the 4,257th hit for his professional career in Japan and the United States, surpassing the total of Major League Baseball's career hit leader Pete Rose. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Nomo glad to be back in spring training

Former major league pitcher Hideo Nomo (R), an advisor for San Diego Padres baseball operations, chats with bullpen coach Doug Bochtler in Peoria, Arizona on March 1, 2016. Nomo said the same day he is glad to be back in spring training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp to post All-Star Maeda to major leagues

Kiyoaki Suzuki, head of baseball operations of the Hiroshima Carp professional baseball club, attends a press conference in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Dec. 4, 2015, on the Central League club's agreement to post their ace Kenta Maeda to major league teams this winter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro humbled by Marlins' desire, effort

Ichiro Suzuki (L) shows off his Miami Marlins' uniform during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015, as his agent John Boggs (4th from R) Miami Marlins President David Samson (3rd from R), Michael Hill (2nd from R), the Marlins' president of baseball operations, and Dan Jennings, the team's general manager, look on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro humbled by Marlins' desire, effort

(From L) John Boggs, the agent of Ichiro Suzuki, Miami Marlins President David Samson, Ichiro, Michael Hill, the Marlins' president of baseball operations, and Dan Jennings, the team's general manager, pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015. Suzuki, who spent the past 2-1/2 seasons with the New York Yankees as a fourth outfielder, has signed a one-year contract with the Marlins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro humbled by Marlins' desire, effort

(From L) John Boggs, the agent of Ichiro Suzuki, Miami Marlins President David Samson, Ichiro, Michael Hill, the Marlins' president of baseball operations, and Dan Jennings, the team's general manager, pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015. Suzuki, who spent the past 2-1/2 seasons with the New York Yankees as a fourth outfielder, has signed a one-year contract with the Marlins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro humbled by Marlins' desire, effort

Ichiro Suzuki (C), flanked by Miami Marlins President David Samson (L) and Michael Hill, the Marlins' president of baseball operations, poses for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015. Suzuki, who spent the past 2-1/2 seasons with the New York Yankees as a fourth outfielder, has signed a one-year contract with the Marlins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro humbled by Marlins' desire, effort

Ichiro Suzuki (C), flanked by Miami Marlins President David Samson (L) and Michael Hill, president of Marlins baseball operations, shows off his Marlins uniform during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2015. Suzuki, who spent the past 2-1/2 seasons with the New York Yankees as a fourth outfielder, has signed a one-year contract with the Marlins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Padres spring training

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (R) chats with the club's adviser for baseball operations Hideo Nomo after a bullpen session during spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2021.

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Baseball: Padres spring training

Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres throws a bullpen session during spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2021, as the club's adviser for baseball operations Hideo Nomo (R) looks on.

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Baseball: Padres spring training

Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres throws a bullpen session during spring training in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2021, as the club's adviser for baseball operations Hideo Nomo (R) looks on.

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Padres fire Nomo as advisor for baseball operations

Undated photo shows former major league pitcher Hideo Nomo. The San Diego Padres have fired Nomo as an advisor for baseball operations, the club said on Feb. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese reliever Mori to join Tampa Bay Devil Rays

NEW YORK, United States - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays said on Jan. 11 the major league baseball club and Japanese reliever Shinji Mori (in file photo) have signed a two-year deal believed to be worth $1.5 million. ''Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen,'' Andrew Friedman, the Rays' executive vice president for baseball operations, said on the club's website. (Kyodo)

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Former Yankees hurler Igawa joins Orix

OSAKA, Japan - Former New York Yankees left-hander Kei Igawa (L) shakes hands with Yoshio Murayama, head of Orix Buffaloes' team operations, at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on March 28, 2012. The baseball team the same day announced the acquisition of Igawa. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Marines report 11 new coronavirus cases

Naoki Matsumoto, director of the Lotte Marines' baseball operations, speaks to reporters at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2020. The club said the same day seven top-team players and four non-playing staff had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the team to 13. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Marines report 11 new coronavirus cases

Naoki Matsumoto, director of the Lotte Marines' baseball operations, speaks to reporters at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2020. The club said the same day seven top-team players and four non-playing staff had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the team to 13. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Marines report 11 new coronavirus cases

Naoki Matsumoto, director of the Lotte Marines' baseball operations, speaks to reporters at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2020. The club said the same day seven top-team players and four non-playing staff had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the team to 13. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Marines report 11 new coronavirus cases

Naoki Matsumoto (L), director of the Lotte Marines' baseball operations, speaks to reporters at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2020. The club said the same day seven top-team players and four non-playing staff had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the team to 13. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Shogo Akiyama joins Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds' newly signed Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama (C) puts on a team jersey alongside Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams (L) at a press conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shogo Akiyama joins Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds' newly signed Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama (C) puts on a team jersey alongside Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams at a press conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shogo Akiyama joins Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams (C, L) and Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama (C, R) pose for a photo during a press conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2020, following Akiyama's signing with the National League club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shogo Akiyama joins Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams (L) helps Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama put on a team jersey at an introductory press conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2020, following Akiyama's signing with the National League club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shogo Akiyama joins Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams (L) and Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama shake hands in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2020, following Akiyama's signing with the National League club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shogo Akiyama joins Cincinnati Reds

Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama (far L) attends a press conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 8, 2020, following his signing with the Cincinnati Reds. Next to Akiyama is Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Andruw Jones, Masahiro Tanaka

Andruw Jones (L), special assistant of Atlanta Braves baseball operations, and New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka are pictured at the Yankees' spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on March 5, 2019. The two were teammates in Japan in 2013-2014 when they were with the Rakuten Eagles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: New Lotte Marines players

Baseball players Kennys Vargas (L) of Puerto Rico, and Brandon Mann (2nd from R) and Josh Ravin (R) of the United States pose for photos with Naoki Matsumoto, Lotte Marines head of baseball operations, in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2019, during a press conference following their signing with the team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Andrew Friedman, Dodgers pres. of baseball operations

Andrew Friedman, the Los Angeles Dodgers' president of baseball operations, speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs announce 6-year deal with Darvish

Yu Darvish (R) shakes hands with Theo Epstein, the Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations, during his introductory press conference in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs announce 6-year deal with Darvish

Yu Darvish has his Chicago Cubs uniform put on by Theo Epstein, the club's president of baseball operations, during his introductory press conference in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo