NEW YORK — Back home in Japan this week, coveted star pitcher Roki Sasaki has reached the next phase of choosing an MLB team. Sometime between Jan. 15 — the opening of the new international ...

The number is in: A total of 20 MLB teams submitted information to Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki. The Detroit Tigers were one of those 20. Sasaki, a 23-year-old right-hander, will sign with ...

In the ongoing competition to sign generational Japanese pitching prodigy Roki Sasaki, the Boston Red Sox looked like they were dead. During his recent trip to Los Angeles, the 23-year old Chiba ...

In his home country, Sasaki first jumped onto the scene in 2019 when he broke the Japanese high school fastball record, clocking a pitch at 101 mph — breaking Ohtani’s 99 mph record for the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Potential Giants target Roki Sasaki is spending the holidays with his family back in Japan, but on Monday, his agent gave fresh details about the pursuit of the most intriguing ...

If Roki Sasaki had waited two more years to leave Japan, the star right-hander could have created the kind of bidding war that led to his countryman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, signing the largest ...

The initial list of major league teams that expressed interest in Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, his agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Group, said Monday. Sasaki, the uber ...

Roki Sasaki Might Visit 1 or 2 Teams Before Deciding Which Club He Wants to Sign With NEW YORK (AP) — Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers were touted as the favorites in the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, but this may not be the case after all. The Dodgers have always had the most to offer Sasaki. Aside from being ...

23-year-old Japanese superstar phenom Roki Sasaki was posted earlier this month, which means the New York Mets (and the rest of MLB) are now able to pitch him on their respective teams before ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, said Monday that 20 Major League ...