The #Nats have signed Shinnosuke Ogasawara on a 2-year contract. Ogasawara was a NPB All-Star in 2023 and pitched in nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization. He is 27 years old, and the first pro signing directly from Asia. The Nats have DFA'd Joe La Sorsa to make room on the roster for Ogasawara.