The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s Nippon Professional ... been considered a professional and could have signed a deal for any amount. That’s the route Yoshinobu Yamamoto took, eventually ...

Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation before authorizing Sasaki’s posting.

Roki Sasaki joins the Dodgers, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto playing a "key" role in bringing the star Japanese pitcher to LA's stacked roster.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a record-setting ... Yamamoto pitched once per week during his time in Nippon Professional Baseball, whereas most MLB starters take the mound ...

The Dodgers also will pay $50.6 million in a posting fee for Yamamoto. The New York ... Triple Crown in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball as he led the league in wins, ERA and ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed to a minor league contract with the Athletics.

The San Diego Padres, long viewed among the favorites to sign the next "big thing" from Nippon Professional Baseball ... led to the Dodgers signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million ...

Major League Baseball conducted an investigation into the Chiba Lotte Marines prior to authorizing Roki Sasaki's posting. Read more at MLBTR.

Shohei Ohtani reportedly played a large role in starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani was part of a contingent of

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers were deemed a favorite to land star international prospect Roki Sasaki from the moment he was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason. On Friday, as Cubs Convention was just getting rolling in Chicago,

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, the hottest international free agent in baseball, is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on social media Friday. The 23-year-old right-hander said he signed a minor-league deal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.