MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, ...

Dalton Rushing, the Dodgers' top pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, ranks among the players who can make an impression this spring.

Wednesday marks the open of MLB's 2025 international signing period ... Star Japanese righty Roki Sasaki was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in December and, because he is only 23, he falls ...

Mar 20, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Japan starting pitcher Roki ... hander, Sasaki could have gotten a nine-figure major league deal if he remained healthy and waited until after the 2026 season to be ...

But ESPN MLB insider Buster Olney alluded to another potential reason why Sasaki spurned the Yankees in a January 14 X post. "In Roki Sasaki's past meetings with teams, he has come across as a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roki ... Sasaki could have gotten a nine-figure major league deal if he remained healthy and waited until after the 2026 season to be posted by his Japanese club and join MLB.

Roki Sasaki is narrowing down his ... Since the hard-throwing Sasaki isn’t yet 25, he’s classified by MLB as an international amateur and therefore teams are limited to their international ...

FILE - Japan's Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a news conference ... But without the Rangers getting a chance to show off on their own turf, it seems somewhat incomplete.