The Dodgers’ pursuit of Japanese star Rōki Sasaki included an unexpected request that may have sealed the deal.

For years, it was assumed in Japan that Sasaki would take the same route Ohtani did by going No. 1 overall in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft and quickly ascend to a roster in the country's ...

What happens to baseball in Japan ... what Sasaki and Morii have done in circumventing the local system. “Our general philosophy is to have locally born players play in their local professional ...

Sasaki, Crews and Domínguez Are Among ... He is coming off his third MVP season in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Central League, going 15-3 with a 1.67 ERA for the Yomiuri Giants.

The Los Angeles Dodgers ended up winning the sweepstakes for Rōki Sasaki in the offseason. However, they met a special ...

Here is a closer look at some of the majors’ most intriguing rookies this year: The rich got a little richer when the World Series champions signed Sasaki to a minor league contract in January ...

What happens to baseball in Japan ... what Sasaki and Morii have done in circumventing the local system. “Our general philosophy is to have locally born players play in their local professional ...

Here is a closer look at some of the majors’ most intriguing rookies this year: The rich got a little richer when the World Series champions signed Sasaki to a minor league contract in January ...

The star-studded Dodgers could employ a six-man rotation during parts of the season to help with Sasaki’s transition ... his third MVP season in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Central League ...