Roki Sasaki and his agent, Joel Wolfe, ensured an even playing field when the NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines posted the right-hander in early December. Sasaki was open to meeting with all 30 Major ...

The San Diego Padres were one of three finalists for Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom who ultimately and perhaps unsurprisingly chose the Los Angeles Dodgers as his final destination.

The Dodgers invested in another impact arm with an elite ceiling from Japan. Sasaki looks poises to make LA's starting rotation in his rookie season. On a team full of aces, he will have time to ...

Roki Sasaki’s dazzling debut in the World Baseball Classic came on a day that he doesn’t talk much about. Twelve years ago on March 11, Sasaki’s father and grandparents were killed in the ...

Sasaki was 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA in 18 games last year, striking out 129 hitters in 111 innings in a season limited by shoulder inflammation and was 7-4 with a 1.78 ERA in 15 starts in 2023, when ...

Since winning the World Series in 2021, the Braves have struggled to get back to the top of the sport. They've reached the playoffs in the past three seasons but haven't made it past the division ...

The Tigers struck a two-year, $35 million deal with their former right-hander on Sunday night, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The move will bring Flaherty back to Detroit after he was traded to ...

Yu Darvish shares his thoughts on Roki Sasaki amid Dodgers pitcher's looming first MLB season. Despite the Padres coming up short in winning Sasaki's nod and seeing him go to National League West ...

Newcomers Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, Hyeseong Kim and Michael Conforto should theoretically keep them well-fed for another year. Alex House is a sports journalist who ...