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Baseball: Padres vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 16, 2025. Ohtani pitched in an MLB game for the first time since August 2023 and made his first mound appearance in Dodger blue, following right elbow surgery in September 2023.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Composite time-lapse photo shows Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting a solo home run, his first of the season, during the second game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2026, as he will play for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2026 season.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

TORONTO, Canada, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto poses for a photo during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, alongside his agent Scott Boras and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

HOUSTON, United States, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto poses for a photo while showing his No. 7 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto (C) poses for a photo during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, alongside his agent Scott Boras (R) and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto (C) attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, with his agent Scott Boras (R) and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto (C) attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, with his agent Scott Boras (R) and Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto puts on a team cap during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto poses for a photo while showing his No. 7 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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MLB Winter Meetings

Photo taken in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 7, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 Winter Meetings of Major League Baseball on the eve of the start of the four-day event.

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Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Seattle Mariners general manager Justin Hollander meets the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2025. Hollander expressed an interest in acquiring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami after the Japanese Central League team posted the 25-year-old to MLB.

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Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Baseball agent Scott Boras meets the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2025. Boras said his client Tatsuya Imai, pitcher of Japan's Seibu Lions, will be posted for MLB teams on Nov. 19.

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Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller speaks to the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 11, 2025. Preller expressed interest in acquiring pitcher Tatsuya Imai of the Seibu Lions following the Japanese Pacific League team's announcement that it has begun the process of posting the 27-year-old right-hander to MLB.

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