Rōki Sasaki might be the best free agent still available for MLB. Here is everything to know about the Japanese superstar.
Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Roki Sasaki is already mingling with the other stars in Los Angeles. Just days after the Dodgers signed the Japanese phenom, Sasaki was sitting courtside for the Lakers game Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena,
Shortly before LeBron James posted his 121st career triple-double, he met with Los Angeles' newest star in Dodgers pitcher Rōki Sasaki, who announced last week that he would be signing with the reigning World Series champions.
The mighty Dodgers, that Evil Empire on the West Coast, have struck again, signing Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki.
The Rangers President of Baseball Operations said the organization put its ‘best foot forward’ in its pitch to the Japanese right-hander.
Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday,
The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki received a basketball-related question from teams throughout his free agency, according to ESPN's
Just Baseball's Ryan Finkelstein made a list of the top 15 free agents still available with predicted contracts and landing spots. For Flaherty, Finkelstein predicted that the 29-year-old will stay in the National League West, but with the San Francisco Giants.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have already added Blake Snell and Rōki Sasaki this winter but could make one more splash before opening day.