A.J. Preller’s recruitment of Roki Sasaki, the sudden prize of this major-league offseason, might have begun in earnest on July 6. That was the day Padres starter Yu Darvish put himself on the ...

As spring training opened in February, Yu Darvish expressed both disappointment ... Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki will be posted in the near future, and Darvish, a godfather-like figure among ...

Japanese star starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is said to admire Padres star Yu Darvish, but the Dodgers are still seen as the heavy favorite. Everyone else should be considered a long shot.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a beloved team in Japan and the frontrunners for free agent pitcher Roki ... Sasaki, the San Diego Padres also have a deep connection to Japan. Starting pitcher Yu ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are reaching their final ... We also know that Sasaki has long idolized countryman Yu Darvish, and sure enough the veteran righty made sure to take some time away ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers added another ace to their rotation after Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki ... contenders for Sasaki, with the young ace hailing Padres star Yu Darvish as his ...

That meant any recruiting pitch from Yu Darvish could not be done face-to ... typically ranging from $5 million to $7 million. Had Roki Sasaki waited two more years to make the move from Japan ...

The San Diego Padres are among the frontrunners to land Roki Sasaki, in part because of his relationship with Yu Darvish. However, the Padres ace doesn't seem worried in the slightest. While the ...

Even when they traded Yu Darvish, he told Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki 'I loved it there, you should go there,' and they did." Roki Sasaki is a 23-year-old pitcher who has already had an ...

Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Alex Bregman are the biggest names of the MLB offseason, but perhaps the most interesting is Roki Sasaki ... of Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka and Ichiro ...

Roki Sasaki, the Japanese pitching sensation, has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, surprising fans who expected him to join the San Diego Padres due to his admiration for Yu Darvish.