Sasaki came to the Dodgers with four years of experience in Japan. He went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA, 0.883 WHIP, and 524 strikeouts over 414.2 innings. In his time with Nippon Professional Baseball, he ...

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

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

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 ...

Top Japanese players traditionally have signed first with Nippon Professional Baseball clubs and established ... life and whole career.” Rintaro Sasaki, a first baseman who turned 19 in April, ...

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 ...

Former Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer resigned with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. Former Major League Baseball star pitcher Trevor ...

USA v Japan: Super Round - WBSC Premier12 / Gene Wang/GettyImages The Los Angeles Dodgers have quickly become the most hated franchise in Major League Baseball ... ace Roki Sasaki in a heated ...