The San Francisco Giants have invested heavily into Matt Chapman being both a leader on the field and off of it, and early returns so far have been great. In sp

The prized righty pitcher was one of the most sought-after international free agents in recent memory and picked the Dodgers over a considerable list of other suitors.

Possible fits: Yankees, Mets, Giants, Dodgers, Nationals 2 ... needy team feel confident in him headlining a rotation. Sasaki, who has been one of the most intriguing arms in Japan dating ...

Starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki announced his intention to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers in an Instagram post on Friday. According to ESPN's Alden

Rōki Sasaki may have taken a pay cut in order to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Diego Padres were willing to offer Sasaki more than $10

Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and ... Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants so far.

Sasaki will join a rotation that will be headlined by countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and also feature two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and 2024 All-Star Tyler Glasnow. Snell, most recently of the San Francisco Giants, also signed ...

This time, they won the pursue of Japanese ace pitcher Rōki Sasaki ... reported to be one of the three finalists for Sasaki, along with the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.

Sasaki, nicknamed in Japan as "the Monster of the Reiwa Era," struck out 11 batters in 7 and ⅔ innings with a 3.52 ERA during the 2023 WBC. In Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, he struck out 129 hitters in 111 regular-season innings for the Marines in the 2024 season.

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.

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.

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki agreed to a new deal on Jan. 17 ... including Justin Verlander heading to the Giants and Ha-Seong Kim to the Rays, but the market has been relatively slow as Alonso ...