MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament.

Many baseball insiders wondered why Roki Sasaki chose this offseason to make the leap from Japan to Major League Baseball. The newest starter for the Los Angel

Castillo came up in the Arizona Diamondbacks system and signed with the Tigers as a minor-league free agent before the 2022 season. He posted a 1.56 ERA in 34 2/3 innings at Triple-A Toledo before getting selected to the big-league club on Aug. 6, 2022.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made another significant addition to their starting rotation with the signing of Roki Sasaki to a Minor League contract. The Japanese phenom is making the jump to MLB after spending the last four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.

The Mariners signed former Tigers right-hander Luis F. Castillo to a minor league contract and spring invite. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Dalton Rushing, the Dodgers' top pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, ranks among the players who can make an impression this spring.

New Los Angeles Dodgers ace Roki Sasaki made an interesting revelation at his introductory press conference last week: He was once advised by doctors to get Tom

Sasaki was given a recommendation to undergo Tommy John surgery by a doctor prior to his first season with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports. Sasaki decided against having the operation and eventually discovered the issue was shoulder-related,

When Roki Sasaki announced he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black reacted just liike the rest of us.

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Sasaki narrowed his finalists to three teams in the waning days, the Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres. All of them met with Sasaki again around their major-league cities before he chose the Dodgers, according to reports.

When Roki Sasaki was posted by his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, he was already regarded as one of the most talented young pitchers in the world. The Sasak