Hanshin Tigers star pitcher Shintaro Fujinami tested positive for COVID-19 on March 26, becoming the first major professional athlete in Japan known to be infected with the deadly disease.

The Seattle Mariners have signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Shintaro Fujinami to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, the club said Thursday. The 30-year-old ...

Earlier this week, the Seattle Mariners signed hard-throwing right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Fujinami was designated for assignment by the ...

In 24 1/3 innings upon being reinstated in the minors, Fujinami posted a 1.85 ERA and 29-to-12 K/BB ratio. He did so with a 97.3 mph average fastball that was more than two full miles per hour shy ...

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels only needed one time through the lineup to figure out Shintaro Fujinami ... the past 10 seasons with the Hanshin Tigers, was part of the same draft ...

Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network: Shintaro Fujinami and the Mariners have agreed on a contract, sources say. Minor league deal with an invitation to @MLB spring training. @MLBNetwork Shintaro ...

The Seattle Mariners have bolstered their bullpen depth by signing hard-throwing right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Fujinami ...