The Padres were reportedly a frontrunner to sign star Japanese free agent Rōki Sasaki this offseason. Like Scott, Sasaki ultimately decided to sign with the divisional rival Los Angeles Dodgers.

the Dodgers are anticipating the return of Clayton Kershaw alongside the additions of Blake Snell and highly-anticipated Japanese rookie Rōki Sasaki. That rotation depth means the Dodgers can ...

However, now the Dodgers rotation is healthy, is getting Shohei Ohtani back and welcomes Blake Snell and Rōki Sasaki. The Dodgers signed Snell to a five-year, $182 million deal. His arrival alone ...

The Dodgers invested in another impact arm with an elite ceiling from Japan. Sasaki looks poises to make LA's starting rotation in his rookie season. On a team full of aces, he will have time to ...

Roki Sasaki and his agent, Joel Wolfe, ensured an even playing field when the NPB’s Chiba Lotte Marines posted the right-hander in early December. Sasaki was open to meeting with all 30 Major ...

The San Diego Padres were one of three finalists for Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom who ultimately and perhaps unsurprisingly chose the Los Angeles Dodgers as his final destination.

Kyle Barr started at Gizmodo as a breaking news reporter in 2022. Since then, he's covered everything from AI, industry layoffs, and fun stuff like giant Donkey Kong arcade cabinets. He's worked ...

The Tigers struck a two-year, $35 million deal with their former right-hander on Sunday night, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The move will bring Flaherty back to Detroit after he was traded to ...

Roki Sasaki’s dazzling debut in the World Baseball Classic came on a day that he doesn’t talk much about. Twelve years ago on March 11, Sasaki’s father and grandparents were killed in the ...