who is now the highest-paid player in baseball. Driving up his pay is the fact that Ohtani continues to be a hit on both sides of the Pacific. His 13 partnerships include, in Japan ...

While nowhere near the level of his Japanese compatriot ... the popular MLB 9 Innings mobile game. In total, baseball’s ten highest-paid players are set to earn a record $462 million combined ...

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with the A's.