Former Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish attends a news conference regarding his trade to the Dodgers on Monday in Arlington, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) Bill PlaschkeContact
After seeming like a modest offseason addition to deepen the Astros’ lineup, Nori Aoki has proven more capable than a platoon player and more productive than a bottom-of-the-order
PEORIA, ARIZONA – Seattle Mariners’ right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma showed Tuesday just how much he appreciates having former Japan teammate Norichika Aoki with him in camp this year. “I’m
The San Francisco Giants will pick up the $5.5 million option on Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki on “presuming he continues to heal”, CBSSports.com reported on Friday. Aoki secured
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki continued his hot spring for his new team, extending his preseason hitting streak to seven games on Sunday. Aoki,
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Nori Aoki has reconsidered his original plan to wrestle big ace Madison Bumgarner. “Maybe after practice,” he cracked, chuckling while sitting at his locker
The San Francisco Giants reached agreement on a one-year, guaranteed $4.7 million contract Friday with free-agent outfielder Norichika Aoki, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com. Norichika Aoki, a
Major League Baseball’s World Series will kick off Wednesday morning Japan time at the Kauffman Stadium in Missouri, with Norichika Aoki of the Kansas City Royals slated to become the 12th Japanese
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The moment the Kansas City Royals clinched the American League title, Norichika Aoki raced onto the field to celebrate with his teammates. After the
The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki from Milwaukee to be their leadoff hitter Thursday, which also means the Brewers are likely to shift Ryan Braun to
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers’ leadoff hitter and right fielder will be taking time off as he’s expected to become a new dad at any moment. The Brewers announced that Norichika
PITTSBURGH – Norichika Aoki had three hits and three RBIs with a pair of stolen bases Monday to spearhead the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-1 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Norichika Aoki finished 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and two steals against the Pirates on Monday. Aoki filled the boxscore tonight with his seventh multihit game in
Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Norichika Aoki finished fifth in the National League Rookie of the Year balloting which was conducted on Monday, November 12. However, the Japanese player’s ascent
Norichika Aoki went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored as Milwaukee kept its playoff hopes alive with an 8-1 win over Cincinnati. Yup!! Now,
OF Norichika Aoki is getting the reputation for clutch hits. He tied the game Sunday in St. Louis with a two-run homer in the ninth inning, delivered a
MIAMI — Norichika Aoki showed he is capable of providing some pop at the plate. Aoki hit a two-run home run and an RBI double to establish a career-high
Back in December, the Milwaukee Brewers coughed up $2.5M for the negotiation rights to Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. Aoki, who was set to turn 30 in January, had
Pinch-hitters Travis Ishikawa and Norichika Aoki came through in big ways for the Brewers. Ishikawa’s two-out, two-run single in the sixth tied the game, 5-5. Aoki’s safety squeeze
The former Japanese batting champion hit a pair of home runs, including one to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the
OF Norichika Aoki extended his hitting streak to six games with a first-inning single Wednesday night. Aoki is batting .396 (21-for-53) over his past 18 games. via Milwaukee
Brewers skipper Ron Roenicke has been flexible with his lineup ever since Mat Gamel tore the ACL in his right knee. Taylor Green and Travis Ishikawa, the other
PHOENIX — After a first week in unfamiliar surroundings running through unfamiliar drills with unfamiliar teammates, outfielder Norichika Aoki arrived at Maryvale Baseball Park on Saturday to a
PHOENIX – After seven seasons as a star in Japan, Norichika Aoki feels like a rookie again. Aoki reported to the Milwaukee Brewers spring training camp Thursday and
The Japanese market could be back on a bull run. Yu Darvish’s six-year, $60 million deal with the Rangers made him a big leaguer on Wednesday, but will
While the big news this week was The Yu Darvish Sweepstakes going to the Texas Rangers. The Milwaukee Brewers made a move to bolster their outfield in 2012.The
As Major League Baseball fans currently await the terms of Yu Darvish‘s seemingly inevitable contract with the Texas Rangers—and to a lesser extent the contracts of Hiroyuki Nakajima
The Milwaukee Brewers have been awarded exclusive negotiating rights with Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki, according to the Japanese newspaper Hochi Shimbun. The sides now have 30 days to
The Yakult Swallows have accepted a $2.5 million posting fee for outfielder Norichika Aoki, Yasuko Yanagita of Hochi Shimbun tweets. Which team bid the $2.5 million on Aoki
While most news sources recover from the Yu Darvish bidding fallout and subsequent contract negotiations, the Norichika Aoki buzz/hype has remained silent or nonexisstent. Perhaps the media overlooks
The seven time NPB all-star CF, Norichika Aoki, announced he will be posted on Monday. Aoki is a superb contact hitter and defensive OFer, being one of only
