How Roki Sasaki’s life, career and outlook were shaped by disaster
Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.
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Roki Sasaki makes unusual request of his MLB suitors
Roki Sasaki apparently does not want any A-listers to get involved in his MLB recruitment. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Monday that the Japanese star pitcher Sasaki has made an unusual ...
FanSided15d
Roki Sasaki rumor contains an unnecessary and hilarious shot at lowly White Sox
The Roki Sasaki chase was always expected to take awhile – heck, the international signing period does not start until Jan. 15. Sasaki is a 23-year-old starting pitcher who could instantly ...
Orange County Register15d
Dodgers target Roki Sasaki ‘wants to be great’ in move to MLB, agent says
If Roki Sasaki had waited two more years to leave Japan, the star right-hander could have created the kind of bidding war that led to his countryman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, signing the largest ...
Heavy.com15d
Yankees Still in Race for Roki Sasaki, Patience Urged for ‘Game Changer’ Pitcher
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 ...
New York Post16d
Roki Sasaki to trim list, set potential visits after giving every free agent suitor ‘homework’
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 ...
ESPN16d
Agent: Roki Sasaki back in Japan, to mull next phase of process
The initial list of major league teams that expressed interest in Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, his agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Group, said Monday. Sasaki, the uber ...
Los Angeles Times16d
Dodgers’ meeting with Roki Sasaki didn’t include in-person pitches from Ohtani or Yamamoto
Neither Shohei Ohtani nor Yoshinobu Yamamoto were part of the Dodgers’ initial in-person pitch to Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki, a meeting that took place at the Westwood offices of the ...
AOL16d
Japanese RHP Roki Sasaki hopes to land with team in mid-January
Prized Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki is drawing interest from 20 major league teams and is expected to join one of them in mid-January, his agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman Group, told reporters ...
CBSSports.com16d
MLB rumors: Sasaki being pursued by 20 teams, Red Sox happy with Raffy, Tigers target big-name free-agent bats
Japan's Roki Sasaki, 23, is considered to be the best ... The 2.6 WAR was the second-highest total of his career after 2018, which was a full season. In 2023, Williams made 30 starts and posted ...
NBC Connecticut16d
MLB free agent Roki Sasaki in process of narrowing 20 interested teams
SAN FRANCISCO -- Potential Giants target Roki Sasaki is spending the holidays with his family back in Japan, but on Monday, his agent gave fresh details about the pursuit of the most intriguing ...
Sportsnet16d
Roki Sasaki's agent says 20 teams expressed interest in Japanese star
NEW YORK — Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, said Monday that 20 Major League ...