Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, is drawing significant attention as one of the top international prospects in the upcoming MLB season. While initially pursued by 20 teams, few remain with the San Diego Padres leading.

Many people around the league opined last week that questions about the team’s ownership would harm the Padres’ chances to land Sasaki. But chatter among MLB teams’ personnel people increasingly names the Padres as the favorite to land the pitcher who posted a 2.02 ERA in 414⅔ innings over four seasons in Japan.

Japanese free agent pitcher Roki Sasaki is nearing a decision and is reportedly down to the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki has narrowed his MLB team preferences, excluding several teams like the Yankees and Mets. MLB insider Ken Rosenthal predicts he will choose between the Dodgers and the Padres,

The San Diego Padres rolled out the red carpet for Japanese ace Roki Sasaki in his visit to the city last week, including appearances from stars like Yu Darvish and Manny Machado.

Roki Sasaki may be available for all teams to sign considering that his age only makes him subject to the international bonus pool money similar to when Shohei Ohtani made the transition stateside back in 2018,

The San Diego Padres and the reigning MLB champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are two of the favorites and finalists for the coveted signature of Japanese ace Roki Sasaki, who has been given the green light to sign with any Major League team that can woo him during this offseason.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are hot on the tail of Roki Sasaki, the most exciting international prospect on the market. But only one of them can snag him.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes is reportedly down to three teams, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blues Jays believed to be the finalists. There might be a very specific reason why he has narrowed his choices down to those three teams.