The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.

The Phillies made an unexpected but intriguing move on Friday, adding right-handed pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to their spring ...

Aoyagi was actually posted in mid December and didn’t attract enough people his way that he would earn a major league ...

Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings ...

The Philadelphia Phillies will examine an international All-Star ahead of next season in Spring Training. Phillies to take a ...

A few days after finalizing their initial list of spring training invitees, the Phillies added another in Koyo Aoyagi, a ...

After the departures of Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estèvez, the 23-year-old Kerkering is likely to see more high-leverage ...

The Phillies have signed former NPB pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to MLB camp, ...

Somewhat quietly, the Dodgers have become a powerhouse. The defending World Series champions will be even better in 2025 and ...

The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese ...

Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the ...