The Seattle Mariners had a mass exodus of minor league players over the course of the offseason. ... agreed to terms to pitch for Nippon Professional Baseball's Chunichi Dragons.

Kawasaki originally signed with Seattle on a minor league contract after an 11-year stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Baltimore acquired Luis F. Castillo, a right-handed pitcher who spent the previous two seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, from the Seattle Mariners for cash Wednesday night ...

The Mariners had strong ties across the Pacific: They had a longtime owner, Hiroshi Yamauchi, based in Japan and they of course had Ichiro, baseball’s iconic Japanese star, helping to open a ...

Sasaki was formally posted Monday by the Chiba Lotte Marines, his Nippon Professional Baseball club, opening a 45-day window for him and his agent, Joel Wolfe, to negotiate with MLB clubs.

Former Seattle Mariners minor league slugger Jason Vosler is heading to Japan for the 2025 ... The Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball have agreed to a deal with infielder Jason ...

He’s perhaps the best contact hitter ever, with 1,278 hits in Nippon Professional Baseball and 3,089 in MLB, including a season-record 262 in 2004. His combined total of 4,367 exceeds Pete Rose ...

He was 27 when he left the Orix Blue Wave for the Seattle Mariners. Suzuki had been a major star in Japan with career .353 batting averages over nine seasons with 1,278 hits in 951 games.

Many Mariners players have made it to the Hall of Fame, one of them being, Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro Suzuki’s baseball career spanned across 28 seasons including both the Nippon Professional ...

He'll join another former Seattle minor league player, Jason Vosler, with the Dragons. The deal is worth $1.25 million in 2025 with $200,000 in incentives. Chunichi also paid the Mariners a ...

Kawasaki originally signed with Seattle on a minor league contract after an 11-year stint in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

The Seattle Mariners had a mass exodus of minor league players over the course of the offseason. More than 30 players departed the organization either via free agency or retirement.