The Dodgers invested in another impact arm with an elite ceiling from Japan. Sasaki looks poises to make LA's starting rotation in his rookie season. On a team full of aces, he will have time to ...

There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, ...

TOKYO -- The current baseball offseason has seen four transfers from Nippon Professional Baseball to North America's Major League Baseball, continuing an outflow of Japanese players that NPB is ...

MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his ...

Roki Sasaki immediately became MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 prospect once he officially signed his contract with the Los Angeles ...

It's just not clear when he will make it to Major League Baseball. The 22-year-old Sasaki just signed a contract for the coming season with Japan's Lotte Marines. But at a press conference he made ...

Because Sasaki is under 25 and has not played six seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, he is classified as an international amateur by MLB. That means he’s limited to a minor league contract ...

Sasaki, who has been one of the most intriguing arms in Japan dating back to his high ... He was the only pitcher in baseball to have a WHIP under 1.0 and strikeout rate above 33% during this ...

Sasaki, who turned pro with Nippon Professional Baseball at the age of 19, certainly seems to have the skills to live up to the hype. In high school, he broke Ohtani’s fastball velocity record ...