This story was excerpted from Martín Gallegos’ A’s Beat newsletter, with this edition handled by MLB Pipeline's Jesse Borek.
18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus ...
The 18-year-old Shotaro Morii is zeroing in on the MLB and out of the NPB - not something usual. The post Athlectics’ Own ...
Here's a look at Shotaro Morii and what he could bring to the table for the Athletics. Morii is an 18-year-old shortstop and pitcher who signed with the A's as an international free agent on ...
The Athletics have announced that they have agreed to terms with 15 international signees, with the most notable being two-way player Shotaro Morii out of Japan, who signed for just over $1.5 million.
The 2025 international signing period has been open less than a month, so there has already been a flurry of activity. We’ve ...
ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jhose ... Carlos Salmeron and SS/RHP Shotaro Morii on minor league contracts. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Anthony Santander on a five ...
Rintaro Sasaki is a teenage phenomenon who aspires to play Major League Baseball. He is a trailblazer embarking upon an unconventional path for a Japanese ball player.
This installment collects all transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters, for the period Jan. 16–29. As always, transactions are ...