and now a unique jersey from his past has gone up for auction. Before joining Major League Baseball, Ohtani was a star in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Nippon Ham Fighters from ...

It was a historic year and it may have partly been due to Ohtani's inability to pitch. Hideki Kuriyama, the CEO of Nippon Ham Fighters, was Ohtani's manager during his time with that team.

The two had met while both were employed by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Ohtani’s Nippon Professional Baseball club. Per the allegations, Mizuhara repeatedly contacted the bank and ...

With a vision of developing the next big thing in the mold of their star alumnus Shohei Ohtani, the Nippon Ham Fighters picked a two-way talent in the first round of last month's draft.