TOKYO — For two days in Japan, it’s the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In another ...

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...

Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling ...

Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw ... making his Dodgers debut facing the Seattle Mariners. He threw plenty of strikes – 20 in 30 pitches ...

Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Friday that Sasaki will make his Cactus League debut Tuesday against the Reds, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports. Roberts noted that although Sasaki will be ...

Sasaki threw three simulated innings against White Sox hitters Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports. Sasaki only induced four swings and misses on 38 pitches, per Plunkett.

MLB Pipeline ranked Sasaki the No. 1 prospect in baseball, while Teel is 32nd on the publication’s top-100 list. “He’s been a star since he was 16 years old. So certainly, he probably hasn ...

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PHOENIX — As free-agent acquisitions go, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki generated similar hype ... spring debut in an 11-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners, offering a first glimpse at the wicked ...