Sasaki was given a recommendation to undergo Tommy John surgery by a doctor prior to his first season with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports. Sasaki ...

Many baseball insiders wondered why Roki Sasaki chose this offseason to make the leap from Japan to Major League Baseball.

Roki Sasaki won't be signing with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers have been informed they are out of the running for Sasaki, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The Japanese ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers made another significant addition to their starting rotation with the signing of Roki Sasaki to a Minor ... four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional ...

Here’s a recent MLB story from the AP: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki ... to 2000. Sasaki was made available to MLB teams for a 45-day window by the Chiba Lotte Marines ...

When Roki Sasaki was posted by his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, he was already regarded as one of the most talented young pitchers in the world ...

LOS ANGELES -- Roki Sasaki donned a No. 11 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey atop a makeshift stage Wednesday afternoon and called it the culmination of "an incredibly difficult decision." When Sasaki was ...

Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation ...

The Yankees are out of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes ... The hard-throwing Sasaki, 23, was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball league last month and is eligible ...