The Los Angeles Dodgers and free-agent relief pitcher Kirby Yates have agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract, according ...

It is down to three teams for Japanese ace Rōki Sasaki, with Jeff Passan of ESPN reporting that these clubs are the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers and ...

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 ...

Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 17 ... Sure, but I don’t believe in paying for it to happen. How does Rōki Sasaki impact the rest of the Dodgers’ rotation? I’m not sure we can say that Sasaki’s ...

Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan ... like Sasaki was open to hearing pitches from teams outside the favorites. Rōki Sasaki, 92mph Splitter and 102mph Fastball, Individual Pitches + Overlay ...

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki has until Jan. 23 to decide which ... has the right-hander narrowed his choices to two? ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Monday that the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles ...

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 ...

While Ohtani might not be ready to pitch at the outset of the 2025 season, the Dodgers can expect Ohtani, Yamamoto and now Sasaki, three of the most gifted NPB pitchers in recent history ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are winding down ... Still, they've added reliever Jeff Hoffman and traded for standout second baseman Andrés Giménez this offseason.

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 ...

After being posted by the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball back on November 9th, Rōki Sasaki has finally ... champion Dodgers. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 17 ...

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 ...