That leaves the Dodgers - with whom Sasaki met last month- and Padres - with Sasaki idol Yu Darvish in their rotation - as the likely favorites.

That leaves the Dodgers - with whom Sasaki met last month- and Padres - with Sasaki idol Yu Darvish in their rotation - as the likely favorites. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, ...

Roki Sasaki is set to join the MLB next year, and the Padres are predicted to outrun the Dodgers in the race to sign the Japanese star. ... Darvish is Roki Sasaki’s idol.

Sasaki could have the best of both worlds - a winning location coupled with anonymity ... his friend and idol. While there's pressure to win now in San Diego, it's not a major media market.

Miguel Rojas gave Roki Sasaki No. 11 and switched back to No. 72, the number he wore in his first stint with the Dodgers in 2014. Sasaki has repped No. 11 in the past like fellow countryman and ...

Roki Sasaki is a 23-year-old for the Chiba Lotte Marines who's already being hyped as one of the greatest pitchers in Japanese baseball history. His nickname suggests as much.

After Rōki Sasaki suggested that having Japanese-style toilets would help sway his decision about where to sign, the Dodgers went out and made the change amid a $100 million renovation of the ...

Never mind him not being ready to lead the rotation of another team and challenge Shohei Ohtani. Roki Sasaki doesn’t look ready to pitch in the major leagues.

Roki Sasaki has struggled to consistently throw the ball hard, averaging just 96 mph with his four-seamer this season while sometimes dropping down to the 92-93 mph range.

That leaves the Dodgers - with whom Sasaki met last month- and Padres - with Sasaki idol Yu Darvish in their rotation - as the likely favorites.

That leaves the Dodgers - with whom Sasaki met last month- and Padres - with Sasaki idol Yu Darvish in their rotation ... Sasaki's signing window runs from Wednesday through Jan. 23.