Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes ... their head-to-head with the Boston Red Sox over Jose Contreras ...

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 ...

Our long wait is finally over. After being posted by the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball back on November 9th, Rōki Sasaki has finally signed with an MLB team, agreeing to an ...

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Teams are still waiting to see what Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki will do ... who is still looking for his next opportunity is former Boston Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta. He declined the qualifying ...

Sasaki, who has been one of the most intriguing ... Possible fits: Royals, Brewers, Cubs, Orioles, Guardians 18. Tyler O'Neill, OF, Boston Red Sox (30) — signed with Orioles It wasn't that ...

Rōki Sasaki is already getting used to Los Angeles ... coming up with a Thursday home game against the reigning-champion Boston Celtics before a six-game road trip. Every win is magnified for ...

The Toronto Blue Jays appear to be in on Rōki Sasaki. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays met with the Japanese ace in Toronto recently. That begs the question, how does ...