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 ...

Roki Sasaki’s MLB debut at Dodger Stadium ... Any pitcher could take time to transition from pitching in Japan to Major League Baseball. Sasaki was familiar with the Japanese ball, the crowd ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Roki Sasaki's career with the Los Angeles Dodgers is not off to a sensational start. For a young pitcher who's been a dominant force at every other step in his meteoric baseball ...