Orioles news and notes: Team has scouted Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani

The Orioles have scouted Shohei Otani, the Japanese high-school right-hander who was drafted by the Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan’s professional baseball league this week. Otani made it known he’d like to play in the United States, and teams here could still attempt to sign him.

By Dan Connolly

October 26, 2012