What to Expect From Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki in MLB

The scout said Sasaki threw it more often this year as if to demonstrate more “pitchability” to MLB teams rather than being labeled as a two- ...

He bounded onto the world stage when he joined a star-studded Japanese rotation that included Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the 2023 ...

Sasaki can light up a radar gun. His fastball has clocked in over 102 mph in Japan and touched 101.9 at the World Baseball Classic, where he sat ...

Sasaki has the chance to be perhaps the greatest pitcher ever to come from NPB (the highest level of baseball in Japan) and pitch for a Major ...

Where there's smoke, there's usually fire, and now the baseball world has been set ablaze after the news that Japanese superstar pitcher ...

Sasaki is exactly the type of player president of baseball operations A.J. Preller would want to add to the rotation as he is talented and ...

Sasaki, who turned 23 this month, is expected to become one of the most sought-after pitchers on the open market. The right-hander went 10-5 ...

In the coming days or weeks, Major League teams will jump out of the starting blocks in their pursuit of highly touted Japanese pitcher Roki ...

MLB's unique signing rules for Roki Sasaki make it so all 30 teams can realistically dream on adding the Japanese sensation to their club.

Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki is going to be posted by his former team, the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball. That means the ...

Nevertheless, expect the pursuit over Sasaki to mirror that of Ohtani, whose first deal with the Angels only carried a $2.315 signing bonus.

He became an international star in Japan five years ago during their national high school baseball tournament when he threw a 12-inning, 194- ...

MLBNetwork discusses the Chiba Lotte Marines announcing that they will make star NPB pitcher Roki Sasaki for MLB clubs through the posting ...

Roki Sasaki, a premier pitcher in Japan and the No. 3 ranked player in The Athletic's top 40 MLB free agent big board, is on the precipice ...

Sasaki has a chance to be one of the top pitchers in baseball -- a “unique talent,” as Stearns described him, who “throws 100 with a nasty ...

Renowned as Japan's hardest-throwing pitcher, the talented but injury-prone Sasaki threw a perfect game in April 2022 against the Orix Buffaloes ...

Ace Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki appears headed to the Majors next season. Sasaki, the consensus top young pitcher in Japan, ...

A Monster is coming to Major League Baseball, and the Yankees and Mets — and truly all 28 other teams — will be interested. Roki Sasaki, the ...

Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, will be posted to MLB, the Chiba Lotte ...

He threw the pitch significantly more in 2024 and will likely continue that usage pattern once he gets to MLB. One would expect Sasaki to use ...