Major League Baseball fans were wowed by the big-league debut of Japanese hurler Roki Sasaki on Wednesday morning, already deeming him 'one of the greats' with his 'filthy' Dodgers' beginning.

Major League Baseball is once again getting one of Japan’s best young prospects for next to nothing. Bloomberg. Roki Sasaki Nears Bargain MLB Deal, Sparking Ire Back Home.

It’s unclear yet when Sasaki will be posted, starting the 45-day clock for him to sign with a major league club. The 2024 international signing period ends Dec. 15 and the 2025 period opens Jan. 15.

Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, said Monday that 20 Major League Baseball clubs ...

Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki made his major league debut on Wednesday morning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the Toyko Series at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Major League Baseball executives are "planning" for Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki to be posted this offseason, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post.Janes adds that neither Sasaki ...

Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency with ripple effects for Latin American teenagers whose unofficial ...

But Sasaki, 23, has been putting up some bonkers numbers in Japan, with a 2.02 career ERA, and there’s a chance he comes over to Major League Baseball through the posting process this offseason.

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...

It's unclear yet when Sasaki will be posted, starting the 45-day clock for him to sign with a major league club. The 2024 international signing period ends Dec. 15 and the 2025 period opens Jan. 15.

Baseball America used to treat all players coming from Japan, Cuba or Korea as eligible prospects, which is why Ichiro Suzuki was the No. 9 prospect on the 2001 Top 100 even if he already had over ...

Roki Sasaki, Baseball's No. 1 Prospect, Nearly Hits 100 MPH in Spring Training Debut Sasaki, who signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason, lived up to the billing on ...