Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher ... 23-year-old to transfer from Nippon Professional Baseball ...

After the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball announced they planned to post their 23-year-old star pitcher in November, he immediately became the No. 2 free agent in my ...

Sasaki opened his free agency window on Dec. 9, meaning he only has 45 days – until January 23 – to make ... so here's what to know about MLB's next big Japanese pitcher.

Rodriguez, 26, is the second Brewers MLB signing this offseason. Both have been pitchers who did not appear ... In 2023, Rodriguez’s 23 four-seam fastballs thrown with the Rays averaged 20.5 ...

but what actually makes the Japanese pitcher so special? The 23-year-old athlete is already being compared to the prominent faces in the MLB like Shohei Ohtani. Sasaki is one of the most ...

After announcing his intention to come to MLB at the start of the 2024-25 offseason, the 23-year-old Japanese free agent immediately became the most coveted pitcher available this winter thanks to ...