Shinnosuke Ogasawara, a 27-year-old left-hander, pitched to a 3.12 ERA in 24 games for the Chunichi Dragons last season.

Ogasawara, who has kept his ERA under 3.15 in two of his last three seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball ...

One bold prediction sees the Washington Nationals giving their fifth rotation spot to their recently-signed Japanese star.

For the first time since becoming the Washington Nationals in 2005, the team has signed an international player directly from an Asian country. Early Friday afternoon, they agreed to terms with ...

In the latest signing in a busy international free-agent market, the Nationals agreed to a two-year deal with left-hander ...

Shinnosuke Ogasawara, 27, has a 54-72 career record, doesn’t throw very hard, and had a losing record in seven of nine pro seasons in Japan. Nevertheless, Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo ...

WASHINGTON -- Left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara and the Washington Nationals agreed Friday to a $3.5 million, two-year contract. Ogasawara gets a $1.5 million salary this season and $2 million in 2026.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara and the Washington Nationals agreed Friday to a $3.5 million, two-year contract. Ogasawara gets a $1.5 million salary this season and $2 ...

Shinnosuke Ogasawara isn’t the first Japanese player Mike Rizzo has scouted, or even attempted to sign. The Nationals have been trying to make inroads in Asia for years but, according to Rizzo ...