Samurai Japan starting pitcher Kenta Maeda has agreed to an eight-year, $US 25 million contract with Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers.

SEOUL — The 2015 WBSC Premier12 MVP, South Korea National Team outfielder Hyun-soo Kim, has signed a two-year, $US 7 million agreement with Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.

South Korea National Team first baseman Byung-ho Park this week signed a 4-year, $US 12 million contract with MLB’s Minnesota Twins.

SEOUL — Members of the South Korean National Baseball Team landed at Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport on Sunday and were met by proud fans and a national media frenzy, following the country’s 8-0 win over the U.S. in the finale of the inaugural WBSC Premier12 global championship that took place on Saturday.

TOKYO — For the semifinals and finals of the WBSC Premier12, Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot awarded a limited-edition, exclusive timepiece — the Classic Fusion Chrono Aero “World Baseball Softball Confederation” — to the Hublot Player of the Game.

TOKYO – Game 37 and Game 38 at the Tokyo Dome will close the first-ever WBSC Premier12 global tournament. Looking ahead to today’s finals, here’s a look at the past encourters between the National Teams of USA and South Korea, and Japan and Mexico.

TOKYO — The Samurai Japan National Team only needed seven innings to knock out out Mexico, 11-1, in the bronze medal final of the first-ever WBSC Premier12 Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of more than 40,000.

TOKYO — Samurai Japan second baseman Tetsuto Yamada (Tokyo Yakult Swallows – NPB) was named the Hublot Player of the Game for blasting two home runs against Mexico in the bronze medal finale at the Tokyo Dome.

TOKYO — The world No. 8 South Korea National Team shut out the world No. 2 U.S. National Team in the global championship finale of the inaugural WBSC Premier12 at the Tokyo Dome Saturday night.

TOKYO — Following 38 global games, the WBSC announced the first-ever Premier12 All-World Team.