But the fallout from Sasaki’s decision will affect the entire international market. The wait is causing clubs to maneuver in atypical ways so close to signing day, either by delaying commitments ...

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki was seen alongside his star Japanese teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Ya ...

The Dodgers are among the clubs who have expressed interest in Sasaki for years. But unlike the pursuit for Yamamoto, every team will be in the mix to acquire Sasaki, given the restrictions ...

The MLB season is just around the corner, and with pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this week, all eyes are ...

Rintaro Sasaki is a teenage phenomenon who aspires to play Major League Baseball. He is a trailblazer embarking upon an unconventional path for a Japanese ball player.

Almost all of the club officials we consulted prefer Skenes to Sasaki at the same stage of their careers. Skenes didn't have ...

Roki Sasaki’s decision to play for the Dodgers, on what will start as a standard minor-league contract, instantly transforms the club’s short- and long-term future.

UPDATE #1: YES Network’s Jack Curry reports that the Yankees have been informed that Roki Sasaki will not be signing with them. UPDATE #2: Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant reports tat the ...

Sasaki whittled down his list of suitors to three finalists on Monday: the Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. While the Dodgers had been among the first batch of clubs to meet with ...

For club brass, that sentence represented a longtime dream come true. Friedman said Sasaki first popped up on the Dodgers’ radar six years ago, when his athletic frame and heavy velocity caught ...

But this year, a factor beyond any club’s comprehension has entered the chat. Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki, 23, is a free agent, and plans to pitch for a major league club in the ...