But, the Phillies were able to add a Japanese star when they handed Koyo Aoyagi a minor league deal and extended him a non-roster invite to Spring Training this year. What comes from that will be ...

The Phillies have signed former NPB pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to MLB camp, the team announced. The Hanshin Tigers made him available via the ...

Shinnosuke Ogasawara to the Washington Nationals and Koyo Aoyagi to the Philadelphia Phillies as a non-roster invitee.

Aoyagi signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Friday and was invited to spring training, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The 31-year-old right-hander was posted by the ...

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

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

A few days after finalizing their initial list of spring training invitees, the Phillies added another in Koyo Aoyagi, a 31-year-old Japanese right-hander and three-time NPB All-Star. A 5-foot-11 ...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Major League Baseball club ...