Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.

Sasaki is a 23-year-old starting pitcher who could instantly transform just about any rotation. And, like Shohei Ohtani before him, Sasaki is well within budget for even small-market teams.

signing the largest contract ever given to a pitcher last winter – a massive 12-year, $325 million deal with the Dodgers. At age 23, though, Sasaki’s move to MLB falls into the same category ...

The Roki Sasaki saga is just heating up, and whether he ends up in pinstripes, blue and orange [the New York Mets], or somewhere else entirely, one thing’s for sure: this young pitcher is a game ...

The Yankees busy offseason continues, and they have been linked to another starting pitcher. According to Will ... have been in on is Japanese ace Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old’s posting period ...

After meeting in the U.S. with representatives from MLB teams, Roki Sasaki has returned to Japan to decide his next move, the star pitcher’s representative said Monday night. On a Zoom call with ...

Each team Sasaki met with was given what Wasserman said the pitcher termed an identical “homework assignment.” “It was a great opportunity for the teams to really show what they specialize ...

The race for Japanese ace Roki Sasaki's signature continues as several teams have reportedly sent their pitches to the young star. Sasaki took the unusual route by being posted by his parent NPB ...

NEW YORK — Back home in Japan this week, coveted star pitcher Roki Sasaki has reached the next phase of choosing an MLB team. Sometime between Jan. 15 — the opening of the new international ...

Sasaki’s process for determining which team he will join during the international signing period remains ongoing. The 23-year-old right-handed pitcher must sign between Jan. 15, when the signing ...

Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, said as many as 20 teams have reached out with interest in the Japanese starting pitcher and that Sasaki is "driving the ship" and "calling the shots" in the free ...

Sasaki’s agent, Joel Wolfe, who provided an update on the process during a Zoom call with media Monday night, does not anticipate the pitcher will be ready to sign on the first day. Sasaki is ...