the eastern Shintaro Fujinami, new signing of Oakland Athletics for MLB, he was a high school phenom from the same draft class as star Shohei Ohtani, leaping incredibly from high school into the Hanshin Tigers’ rotation as a 19-year-old rookie and pitching to a 2.75 ERA in 137 2/3 innings as a start. Over several … Read more
The Arizona Diamondbacks have shown interest in Japanese pitcher Shintaro Fujinami. The report also lists the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox as other teams in the mixbut it suggests the D-backs are emerging as one of the favorites to reach a deal with the right-hander. Fujinami it was made available to Major League … Read more
Meridian Writing The Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s professional baseball league have sent right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to Major League Baseball’s transfer system, they announced Thursday. Fujinami will now have 30 days to negotiate with MLB clubs. If he reaches an agreement with an MLB team, the Hanshin Tigers will receive a compensatory fee derived from the … Read more
