The 23-year-old right-hander used 102 pitches to complete his gem. "I had this amazing concentration all the way to the ninth inning, but I was pumped up as I pitched, so I'm just overjoyed,"

The 28-year-old left-hander used 117 pitches to lead the Yokohama DeNA Baystars to a 2-0 win against the Nippon Ham Fighters in Sapporo.

The 34-year-old slugger has been an integral part of the middle of the lineup for the Korean National Team since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The 25-year-old right-handed pitcher showed his 99-mile-per-hour fastball during the WBSC flagship event in 2019. He then enrolled in flight school in Florida.

He was instrumental to the success of the WBSC Premier12 and a key figure in the return of baseball to the Olympic programme at the Tokyo 2020 Games. He received the WBSC Order of the Honour Award in 2019.

Australian Whitefield entered at right field for the Los Angeles Angels on a two-homer night by two-way Japanese phenom Ohtani. Dutch catcher Tromp amongst the minor league players of the week.

The WBSC Premier12, reigning MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, Suzuki (pictured above) became the National League Rookie of the Month. The reigning U-18 World Cup All-World Team center fielder, Crow-Armstrong, is amongst Minor League Baseball players of the week.

Olympic gold medalist and WBSC Premier12 reigning MVP Seiya Suzuki (pictured above) made his much-anticipated debut going 1-for-2. Tokyo silver medalist Joe Ryan will pitch against bronze medalist Julio Rodriguez ("the future of baseball", according to the New York Times) as the Minnesota Twins host the Seattle Mariners.

Per various reports, the five-year deal is reportedly worth US$ 85 million, the second-largest for a Japanese player after Masahiro Tanaka's 2014 $155 million contract with the New York Yankees.

After playing two seasons for MLB's St. Louis Cardinals, Kim returned to the SK Wyverns, the club he led to four Korean Series titles. The four-year deal is worth over US$ 12 million.