Okamoto, 29, is a six-time NPB All-Star best known for his power − hitting at least 30 home runs in six consecutive seasons ...

Okamoto is well known, but isn't as well-known as guys like Munetaka Murakami. Still, throughout his 11 years in the NPB, he's hit 277 home runs and has driven in 872 RBIs in 5,010 at-bats.

The Los Angeles Dodgers already have arguably the two best Japanese-born players in Major League Baseball, and one of them is ...

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is set to be posted by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and will have 45 days to negotiate a ...

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, holder of his nation’s single-season home run record, has officially been posted for MLB ...

Japan powered to an 11-4 win against South Korea in the opener of their two-game international baseball series Saturday after ...

There are a number of great players in MLB free agency this year, but what are the best landing spots for these players?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a crucial offseason ahead of them and signing a Japanese superstar might serve as a great option ...

Another big name is hitting the open market, as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows planned on officially posting Munetaka Murakami on ...

The corner infielder is an intriguing lefty power bat, who hit 246 home runs in eight Central League seasons with the Yakult ...

Yet another Japanese star is set to make the leap to Major League Baseball, and this one packs a powerful bat and a useful ...

Hideo Nomo. Ichiro Suzuki. Hideki Matsui. Daisuke Matsuzaka. Yu Darvish. Shohei Ohtani. Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Roki Sasaki.