TOKYO — Pitcher Rōki Sasaki is the next big thing out of Japanese baseball. It's just not clear when he will make it to Major League Baseball. The 22-year-old signed a one-year contract with ...

Rintaro and Rōki Sasaki might be the next big ... Rōki made history in April 2022 by striking out 13 batters in a row en route to tying a Nippon Professional Baseball record with 19 ...

Sasaki, nicknamed in Japan as "the Monster of the Reiwa Era," struck out 11 batters in 7 and ⅔ innings with a 3.52 ERA during the 2023 WBC. In Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, he struck out ...

Rōki Sasaki's best pitches in the World Baseball Classic While Yamamoto routinely crossed the 170-inning mark in Japan, Sasaki has never thrown even 130 innings in a season.

Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki is going to be posted by his former team, the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball. That means the 23-year-old, who is a two-time NPB All-Star and holds the ...

Star Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki is reportedly expected to be posted at next week's ... The 23-year-old Sasaki was a two-time All-Star during his four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball.

The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball on Saturday announced that they will begin the process of transferring ace pitcher Rōki Sasaki to MLB via the posting system.. Marines ...

Our long wait is finally over. After being posted by the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball back on November 9th, Rōki Sasaki has finally signed with an MLB team, agreeing to an ...

He has not been as dominant as he was in Japan, but he is still adjusting to the subtle differences between playing in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball. Sasaki had 129 ...

Rangers GM Chris Young headed to Japan to scout pitching phenom Rōki Sasaki Sasaki, who will start Sunday for Chiba Lotte, has a 2.02 ERA in 392 2/3 innings over five professional seasons. By ...

Sasaki is coming off another strong season with Nippon Professional Baseball's Chiba Lotte Marines in 2024, compiling a 10-5 record to go along with a 2.35 ERA and 1.036 WHIP in 18 appearances.