While he may be an unfamiliar name to baseball fans, Japanese star Munetaka Murakami is likely on the minds of

Roki Sasaki appears ready to announce the MLB team he will sign with in the near future. The Japanese star reportedly told the Mets and Yankees it will not be with them.

The New York Mets' quest for another deep playoff run has gotten a lot harder. Japanese phenom starting pitcher Roki Sasaki announced on his Instagram account

Roki Sasaki, 23, a standout Japanese starting pitcher, will not be joining the Yankees' stacked rotation. He also will not join the Mets.

Roki Sasaki speaks out on choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers and teaming up with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Roki Sasaki is narrowing down his choices — and it’s bad news for both local teams. The Yankees and Mets were each told the 23-year-old Japanese right-hander won’t be signing with them, The Post confirmed.

Roki Sasaki won’t be coming to New York. After the Yankees learned that they were eliminated from the Sasaki sweepstakes, the Mets were also informed later Monday that Sasaki will not be signing with them, according to The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman.

Roki Sasaki is set to make his decision to join an MLB team in the next 10 days and most of the signs point towards the young Japanese flamethrower signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A new report sheds some new light on why the New York Yankees and New York Mets failed in their pursuit of Roki Sasaki.

The latest MLB rumors include Jack Flaherty's potential landing spots, the Mets' continued interest in Pete Alonso, and another international star up for grabs.

Former New York Mets general ... Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow to stay relatively fresh for the playoffs. Steve Phillips was the Mets GM from 1997 to 2003.

The New York Mets have built a strong rotation this offseason. However, there’s a free agent they could sign that