Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

Welcome to my evaluation of the top moves from an eventful 2024-25 MLB offseason. There was no shortage of big moves this ...

That way, he could spend several days in each city and get a better ... then became the top overall pick in the NPB Draft. But he didn't pitch immediately for the Chiba Lotte Marines, who used ...

Sasaki, his mother and two brothers lost everything, and they were forced to live temporarily in a nursing home until they moved to a nearby city ... perfect game in NPB history, the first ...

Sasaki has a limited window to sign with an MLB team because of a separate 45-day posting window mandated by the MLB-NPB agreement ... rights will remain with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan ...

Reaching the majors is an accomplishment in itself. Remaining there isn’t easy. Many players come to a crossroads when things ...

The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball ... Should the 32-year-old find success in NPB as a rotation piece this year, it’s certainly within the realm of possibility he could ...

The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced today that they’ve signed right-hander Austin Voth (h/t ...

The Seattle Mariners bullpen is expected to look significantly different in 2025 than it was in 2024, especially on the front end. Several injured pitchers are ...

Yakyu Cosmopolitan reported on "X" (formerly known as Twitter) that Voth signed with the Chiba Lotte Mariners ... has been reported to sign on with an NPB team for 2025. Power-hitting veteran ...

There's some skepticism around Roki Sasaki and his ability to transition well to the majors from NPB, where he played for the Chiba Lotte Marines. The LA Dodgers, who signed him in January ...