TOKYO — Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his father and grandparents in Japan's deadly 2011 tsunami. The ...

Highly ranked welterweight Jin Sasaki won a 12-round war with old friend Shoki Sakai but did little to prove he's ready to take on the division's best - even though he's sitting pretty in the ...

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. The Sasaki sweepstakes featured several ...

Having dinner with former teammates wasn’t new for Roki Sasaki, but this particular evening ... and Shohei,” Mookie Betts told reporters in Tokyo during a promotional tour, according to ...

The list is led by 23-year-old phenom Rōki Sasaki after he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 22. Coming in behind Sasaki on the list are three outfielders (Roman Anthony, Walker Jenkins ...

There was never a doubt that the Yankees — like everyone else in baseball — wanted Roki Sasaki. And if the Japanese right-hander ended up in The Bronx, that would have been just fine with ...

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 ...

We don’t know exactly what counsel Ohtani gave Sasaki, who on Wednesday was the star of the Dodgers’ latest splashy, classy introduction. These suit-and-tie affairs that are becoming routine ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers officially announced the signing of Roki Sasaki on Wednesday and held an introductory press conference for their new starting pitcher at Dodger Stadium. With their moves ...

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers announced their list of non-roster invitees to spring training and it includes one big name – Roki Sasaki ... with two games at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on March ...

Up until the bitter end when he predictably signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, many San Diego Padres fans believed they were one of the favorites for Roki Sasaki. How real that ever was does ...

Roki Sasaki was named the No. 1 overall prospect in MLB by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline this week. That means his $6.5 million sweetheart deal just got even better for the Los Angeles Dodgers.