The Dodgers’ pursuit of Japanese star Rōki Sasaki included an unexpected request that may have sealed the deal.

The Los Angeles Dodgers ended up winning the sweepstakes for Rōki Sasaki in the offseason. However, they met a special ...

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rōki Sasaki is adjusting to the major ... war among MLB teams after he was posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Chiba Lotte Marines.

For years, it was assumed in Japan that Sasaki would take the same route Ohtani did by going No. 1 overall in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft and quickly ascend to a roster in the country's ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Rintaro Sasaki didn’t so much choose baseball as it chose him: Born to a legendary high school coach in Japan, gifted with a massive frame that generates prodigious ...

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki gets Chicago Cubs designated ... fifth inning for the first time since leaving Nippon Professional Baseball, allowing one run on four hits and two ...

How did Rintaro Sasaki end up at Stanford? ESPN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL in Japan is a big deal ... Had Sasaki gone the Japanese pro route, he would have been required to wait eight years before ...

The Nippon Professional Baseball ball is smaller, easier to grip, and wound more tightly, all factors that alleviate the difficulties of pitching. Sasaki still has not had that dominant ...

There was bound to be some growing pains in Sasaki's transition from Nippon Professional Baseball to stateside baseball. Every athlete falls down, what matters is if they get up.

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