MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his ...

Rōki Sasaki is a highly talented Japanese pitcher, known for his blazing fastball and devastating slider. He gained major attention in 2022 after throwing a perfect game with 19 strikeouts. Sasaki is ...

Pittsburgh is tied for having the second-highest international signing bonus pool. There's no telling if the Pirates are indeed the mystery team that's in on Sasaki, but they'd fit part of the ...

But this week in a surprising new prediction shared by several baseball prognosticators, an unexpected candidate to land Sasaki’s services has emerged: the Pittsburgh Pirates. The notion that a ...

Sasaki opened his free agency window on Dec. 9, meaning he only has 45 days – until January 23 – to make a signing decision, or he would be forced to play another year with the Chiba Lotte ...

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on ...

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Former Chiba Lotte Marines 23-year-old phenom Rōki Sasaki still is available. He's going to be extremely cheap for years due to his age but he could be a team's No. 1 starter as soon as 2025.

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed - setting up a likely battle between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles ...