Tatsuya Imai and Munetaka Murakami are headed to the majors — but one of the remaining Japanese players negotiating with MLB teams might not follow. Right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi, a longtime ...

These past few weeks have seen a lot of activity with regard to overseas free agents coming over from Japan to North America. However, it does not appear that Kona Takahashi will join that group for ...

Takahashi will return to Japan for the 2026 season, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. Takahashi was posted by the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball in November, but after receiving ...

Japanese right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi had strongly considered moving on to Major League Baseball after pitching with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. The Houston Astros ...

NEW YORK -- Japanese pitcher Kona Takahashi did not reach an agreement with a Major League Baseball team before his posting period expired Sunday, and his rights remained with the Pacific League's ...

Kona Takahashi’s 45-day posting window for finding a contract with MLB teams closes Sunday, but The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports that the right-hander will instead return to Japan and the Seibu ...

Kona Takahashi has a 3.39 ERA over 11 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Yosuke Hayasaka / The Yomiuri Shimbun via Associated Press Right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi, whose posting ...

Right-hander Tatsuya Imai found an MLB home earlier today, signing a three-year deal with the Astros. The same can’t be said for Imai’s former Seibu Lions teammate, Kona Takahashi, whose posting ...

Japanese right-handed pitchers Kona Takahashi and Tatsuya Imai were teammates on the Saitama Seibu Lions from 2018-25, and ...

He hasn't reached an agreement with an MLB club. Kona Takahashi will indeed return to Japan for 2026, as he's expected to sign a new multi-year deal with Seibu, per source. The deal will include opt ...