Rōki Sasaki is a highly talented Japanese ... York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners St ...

Pittsburgh is tied for having the second-highest international signing bonus pool. There's no telling if the Pirates are indeed the mystery team that's in on Sasaki, but they'd fit part of the ...

But this week in a surprising new prediction shared by several baseball prognosticators, an unexpected candidate to land Sasaki’s services has emerged: the Pittsburgh Pirates. The notion that a ...

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes ... Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates. But in any case ...

Sasaki opened his free agency window on Dec. 9, meaning he only has 45 days – until January 23 – to make a signing decision, or he would be forced to play another year with the Chiba Lotte ...

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 ...

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed - setting up a likely battle between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles ...

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Blue Jays, along with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, are finalists to sign Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki. The finalists for Japanese star ...

The New York Mets, like many other teams, made a run at Japanese superstar Rōki Sasaki. However, as his deadline to sign approaches, teams are being ruled out and the Mets have seemingly lost the ...

After back-to-back 76-86 seasons and the emergence of Paul Skenes, it wasn't far-fetched to believe the Pittsburgh Pirates could have an atypically busy offseason to improve a team that hasn't ...

For reference, the highest velocity Ohtani has reached in MLB is 101.4. In a WBC warmup game, Rōki Sasaki threw this pitch at 102.5 MPH! He and Shohei Ohtani are the only two Japanese pitchers to ...