Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

MLB Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers could feature a few native sons in taking the mound over the course of the two games. Cubs lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers ...

Many baseball insiders wondered why Roki Sasaki chose this offseason to make the leap from Japan to Major League Baseball.

When Sasaki was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the middle of December -- a development evaluators have spent years anticipating -- 20 major league teams formally expressed interest.

Sasaki joins the World Series champions after spending the past four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball league. The 6ft 2in pitcher whose fastball can top 100 ...

the 23-year-old Sasaki confirmed at his introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, was related to elbow problems he experienced as a first-year player on the Chiba Lotte Marines ...

The answer, the 23-year-old Sasaki confirmed at his introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, was related to elbow problems he experienced as a first-year player on the Chiba Lotte ...

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After being posted last month by his Nippon Professional Baseball league club, the Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki effectively became eligible to sign with an MLB team when the international signing ...

Sasaki was made available to MLB teams for a 45-day window by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific League under the posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and MLB.

Sasaki joins the World Series champions after spending the last four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball league. The 6-foot-2-inch pitcher whose fastball can ...