The Mariners have been linked to slugging Japanese corner infielders Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto. What are the ...

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Nori Aoki is set to retire from professional baseball at the end of this season. He has been playing in his native Japan. Per the Yomiuri Shimbun: Tokyo Yakult ...

One player that multiple insiders have said would fit nicely in Seattle is Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami. He's the NPB record holder for home runs in a single-season by a Japanese player, ...

Corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, one of Nippon Professional Baseball's best sluggers, will have 45 days to negotiated a ...

An added wrinkle to MLB free agency this offseason came with the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) ...

Kazuma Okamoto will have until Jan. 4 to sign with an MLB team, and ESPN's Paul Hembekides believes the Mariners should make ...

Munetaka Murakami could be the next big thing in Major League Baseball.

See, the Mariners used to have a huge footprint and huge relevance in Japan. Kazuhiro Sasaki and Ichiro Suzuki each won the Rookie of the Year award in the American League, and Ichiro won the MVP in ...