Right-hander Max Scherzer is drawing interest from the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. The team is also reportedly
Japanese star Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram. The 23-year-old right-hander with a sizzling fastball and deadly splitter joins Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the World Series champion Dodgers.
Rōki Sasaki might be the best free agent still available for MLB. Here is everything to know about the Japanese superstar.
Baseball fans have the same complaint after Japanese star pitcher Rōki Sasaki signed with the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers.
However, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand shared a detail that could mean ... international bonus pool money with the hopes of bulking up the amount they can offer Rōki Sasaki," Feinsand wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Feinsand added that Los Angeles ...
Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging first baseman Pete Alonso. RELATED: 2025 MLB free-agent ...
The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.
Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, he announced in a social media post.
Rōki Sasaki is a highly talented Japanese pitcher, known for his blazing fastball and devastating slider. He gained major attention in 2022 after throwing a perfect game with 19 strikeouts. Sasaki is regarded as one of Japan's top pitching prospects and has attracted MLB interest.
Has a decent long-term outlook with a pair of starting pitching prospects — Kumar Rocker and Alejandro Rosario — ranked among MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects. Maybe that sounds like a modest boast, but it equals the total for the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays combined.
As the competition to sign Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki heats up, a mystery team has reportedly entered the chat.