Pitchers and catchers have started to report around Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Dodgers' quest for back-to-back ...
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.
Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.
The MLB offseason kicked off with some seismic news. Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki is going to be posted by his former team, the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball. That means the ...
The list is led by 23-year-old phenom Rōki Sasaki after he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 22. Coming in behind Sasaki on the list are three outfielders (Roman Anthony, Walker Jenkins ...
Rōki Sasaki, the most talented young pitcher on the planet, is going to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers, the defending World Series champions, have been the favorites for the past 12 months ...
Free agent pitcher Rōki Sasaki is the latest superstar arm to come out of Japan. Given the success of guys like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shota Imanaga in recent years, it makes ...
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki received a basketball-related question from teams throughout his free agency, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Passan reported Thursday that some ...
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 ...
Cubs lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers starters Rōki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are all expected to start when the teams travel to Japan next month and open the season with a pair of ...
Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki Sasaki, the latest pitching phenom out of Japan. Because Sasaki was posted by his club before the ...
The Dodgers made two key additions to their rotation this winter. They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki. Snell is a proven big leaguer and Cy Young Award winner. However ...