Hiroki Kuroda News

It was with Joe Torre as his manager in New York that Andy Pettitte emerged in 1996 as one of the Majors' premier pitchers, winning 21 games in his second season.

Unlike the big-money markets for Japanese players the past two winters, this year's minor group of major candidates will not generate any shock waves.

There has been a lot of talk of whether the Dodgers should re-sign Manny Ramirez , or how they should forget Manny and sign CC Sabathia .

Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami announced Saturday he was becoming a free agent, and that naturally prompted an inquiry to Royals manager Trey Hillman.

The Mariners, who wanted to have the first Japanese battery in Major League history last season but struck out in their pursuit of right-hander Hiroki Kuroda , are now interested in 22-year-old right-hander ...

Therefore, I bring you my 2008 All-Rookie Team, composed of rookies from both the American and National Leagues.

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It was only last offseason when Brad Penny came off an All-Star year and back-to-back 16-win seasons and decided to seek a contract extension.

The Red Sox have strong interest in a pair of Japanese righthanders, but general manager Theo Epstein would not comment on the extent of it, saying international negotiations are confidential.

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The 2008 National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers announcedA Friday that right-hander Hiroki Kuroda will donate $100,000 to the Dodgers Dream Foundation, including a portion that will benefit ...

May as well document the first rumor of this post-season and give us something else to talk about during the break.

BK already passed judgment on the position players . Now it's my turn to criticize athletes pulling off feats I couldn't accomplish in my wildest dreams.

During the National League Championship Series, after he had played a starring role in yet another big postseason game, Shane Victorino stood in front of his cramped locker at Dodger Stadium while a group of ...

Dodgers fans want his head, PETA wants his Spam can, and CC Sabathia wants the fastball he hit into the bleachers against the Brewers for a grand slam back; Me, I just can't wait to see what he does next.

Under a perfectly sunny sky, and with the tree-lined hills of Elysian Park and the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance, the Phillies worked out Saturday between games of the National League Championship ...

All anyone really needs to know about these Phillies , and why they are headed to the World Series for the sixth time in franchise history, was on display in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers.

With considerable help from team ownership, grieving Phillies manager Charlie Manuel won't miss a playoff game to attend his late mother's funeral.

GAME 3: TOMORROW, 8:22 P.M. Phillies at Dodgers GAME 4: MONDAY, 8:22 P.M. Phillies at Dodgers *GAME 5: WEDNESDAY, 8:22 P.M. Phillies at Dodgers *GAME 6: FRIDAY, 8:22 P.M. Dodgers at Phillies *GAME 7, SATURDAY, ...

First star -- Nicely done, Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda , just what your team needed.