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 ...

Did Rōki Sasaki pitch the best perfect game ever? Mileage, of course, will vary on whether or not Sasaki threw the best game baseball has ever seen. But his performance on April 10, 2022 against ...

Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes: Giants, Yankees are out as window to sign Japanese ace looms. Gabe Lacques. USA TODAY. With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese ...

Roki Sasaki is younger, bigger and throws harder than Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Rowan Kavner looks at what the Dodgers are getting with their newest Japanese pitching phenom.

The Rōki Sasaki saga won’t wrap up for at least two more weeks, but some light has been shed on the cherished right-handed pitcher from Japan, a focused and driven figure who will grace the ...

TOKYO — Pitcher Rōki Sasaki is the next big thing out of Japanese baseball. It's just not clear when he will make it to Major League Baseball. The 22-year-old signed a one-year contract with ...

Dodgers need to consider demoting Rōki Sasaki to the minors — for now. After Juan Soto locked up his historic $765 million contract with the New York Mets, all attention this past offseason was ...

Rintaro and Rōki Sasaki might be the next big names jumping from Japan to MLB. Rintaro will be a freshman at Stanford, and Rōki is waiting for the right opportunity.

The Los Angeles landed Rōki Sasaki this offseason. Sasaki signed as an international amateur, meaning he was only eligible to earn money from the Dodgers' international bonus pool. The Dodgers ...

Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki is going to be posted by his former team, the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball. That means the 23-year-old, who is a two-time NPB All-Star and holds the ...

Dodgers need to consider demoting Rōki Sasaki to the minors — for now After Juan Soto locked up his historic $765 million contract with the New York Mets , all attention this past offseason was ...

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 ...