With the deadline for Sasaki to sign, the two National League West rivals are battling it out to the very end.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Roki Sasaki bid is alive and well, but there are two other teams with their hearts set on the Japanese phenom as well. Sasaki, 23, officially became eligible to sign with a Major League Baseball team on Wednesday,

Right-hander Roki Sasaki will need to pick his next team in the next few days and has reportedly narrowed his choice to the Blue Jays, Padres and Dodgers. He was recently in Toronto and San Diego to meet with those clubs and will now be meeting with the Dodgers today, per a report from Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

The Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays are reportedly the three finalists for the hard-throwing Japanese pitcher, who can sign anytime between Wednesday and Jan. 23.

The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them.

Roki Sasaki has been officially posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball team for over a month. After the initial 20 teams that showed interest, it reportedly

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are hot on the tail of Roki Sasaki, the most exciting international prospect on the market. But only one of them can snag him.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will get to make a final pitch to Roki Sasaki, one of the most highly sought-after free agents in recent memory. According to league sources, Sasaki, who narrowed his list of potential destinations to the Dodgers,