NPB players are often made available to MLB clubs before those nine years are up via the posting system. Under that system, the player’s NPB club posts them for MLB teams, opening a 45-day ...

11:59pm: Negotiations continue on how things will play out when multiple teams submit the maximum $20MM posting fee, Sanspo reports. However, … ...

Major League Baseball is reportedly close to agreeing on a new posting system with Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Reports indicate the posting fee would be capped at $20 million.

A total of 16 players from eight teams, including Orix Buffaloes pitcher Taisuke Yamaoka, will be fined by their respective teams for illegally using online casinos, NPB said Monday. The eight ...

Who will be the next MLB stars to come from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball? MLB Trade Rumors profiles seven candidates. Click to read more.

Still, even well-informed analysts felt that Nishioka could help a team like the Twins. His struggles, and those of other disappointing imports who preceded him, have taught major-league teams that ...

The new agreement between NPB and MLB will cap posting fees at $20 million as soon the details are sorted out.

NPB players, who are not known for aggressive labor tactics, are pushing to become free agents earlier in their careers — including a change that would allow players to join Major League ...

Posting is somewhat comparable to the European soccer transfer market. NPB teams may "post" players who request to make a move before they hit free agency, allowing MLB teams to bid for their ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are willing to leverage their own superstars to lure NPB superstar pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency. If that doesn’t work, there could be other options.

NPB players are often made available to MLB clubs before those nine years are up via the posting system. Under that system, the player’s NPB club posts them for MLB teams, opening a 45-day ...