Many baseball insiders wondered why Roki Sasaki chose this offseason to make the leap from Japan to Major League Baseball.

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, ...

MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his ...

The Detroit Tigers didn't try to sign Shohei Ohtani in 2017. A lot has changed since then, exemplified by an attempt to sign ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have Roki Sasaki, but a new Japanese player named Munetaka Murakami is now getting attention.

The 23-year-old Japanese phenom has a fastball that regularly reaches triple digits and wowed MLB scouts at the World Baseball Classic in 2023.

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.

The Dodgers have announced their deal with prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, agreeing to a minor league contract with a $6 ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have quickly become the most hated franchise in Major League Baseball over the past few seasons.

Sasaki chose to get posted by his former franchise in Japan, Chiba Lotte, before he’d accrued enough service time to become a major league free agent. And in following the path paved by Shohei Ohtani ...

The San Diego Padres were one of three finalists for Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom who ultimately and perhaps ...

Roki Sasaki won't be signing with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers have been informed they are out of the running for Sasaki, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The Japanese ...