Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

That would be 23-year-old Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, who opted to forgo a more lucrative payday to pursue his MLB ambitions earlier. According to an announcement on his Instagram page, ...

CHIBA--Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving the ...

Japanese free agent right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki flew to Canada to meet with one previously unreported team this offseason.

Sasaki gained international recognition for his stellar performances in Japan and as a key player in Japan’s 2023 World Baseball Classic team. His arrival in Los Angeles marks the culmination of ...

who will join fellow Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles, the team said in a statement. Sasaki, 23, agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the reigning ...

who played as catcher for Lotte and for the Samurai Japan national team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2008 Olympics, had this to say on his popular YouTube channel: “From Sasaki Rōki ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has come to an end ... He won a gold medal as part of the 2023 Samurai Japan World Baseball Classic squad. He posted a 29-15 record with a 2.10 ERA and a 0.894 WHiP ...

One of the biggest names in MLB free agency has officially chosen his new team. That would be 23-year-old Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, who opted to forgo a more lucrative payday to ...

The greatest team in baseball is adding an extremely ... last teams eliminated in this derby. Sasaki chose to get posted by his former franchise in Japan, Chiba Lotte, before he’d accrued ...

Where Roki Sasaki is leaning ... Republic at the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome, Japan, Saturday, March 11, 2023. AP “In Roki Sasaki’s past meetings with teams, he has come across ...

The Texas Rangers joined a growing list of teams that met ... In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, his fastball sat at 100 mph. TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 11: Roki Sasaki #14 of Japan poses after the ...