December 2, 2023
Shōta Imanaga, who got the win for Japan in this year’s World Baseball Classic final against the United States, will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. on Jan. 11. Naoyuki Uwasawa, a 29-year-old right-handed reliever with the Pacific League’s Nippon Ham Fighters, also will become a
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When Guillermo Zamarripa arrived in New York from Mexico as an international student, he knew very little English. However, he had a dream like many students from abroad: to find a job in the United States. Zamarripa, who played in the UNAM Pumas basic forces before moving to the Big Apple, did not reach the
READ MORERussia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents, a term whose pejorative connotations
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin‘s first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.” Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents, a term
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Tom Cruise is showing support for an embattled talent agent who made references to “genocide” in the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a Tuesday report from Variety. Though the “Mission: Impossible” star has notably shied away from anything resembling controversy since his infamous 2005 couch jump, he is said to have stepped in last week after
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OSAKA – The Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday announced the acquisition of outfielder Ryoma Nishikawa, who was second in the Central League with a .305 batting average for the Hiroshima Carp this year. The 28-year-old’s new contract is believed to be worth ¥1.2 billion ($8.04 million) or more for four years. Orix has been in search
READ MOREYoshinobu Yamamoto will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Nippon Professional Baseball notified Major League Baseball that the 25-year-old right-hander’s club, the Orix Buffaloes, was posting him for availability to MLB teams. MLB notified the 30 teams of the posting on Monday,
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Audie Attar, Conor McGregor‘s long-time agent and CEO of Paradigm Sports, is focused on getting his client back in the octagon in 2024. It would be the first time since July 10, 2021 that McGregor graced the canvas following a gruesome broken tibia he suffered against Dustin Poirier. However, like any fighter-agent duo, McGregor and
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scott Boras, one of baseball’s most prominent agents, held his annual session with reporters at the MLB general manager meetings late Wednesday morning. Standing on a riser in front of a Boras Corporation backdrop at the Omni Scottsdale, he began with a speech criticizing how MLB handles its draft. He playfully chastised a
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Traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink that was served to a man in Croatia who was later hospitalized with a throat injury, triggering nationwide alarm, police said Thursday. An analysis of the bottle and glass served to the man at a cafe last weekend in the northern port of
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