Manager Hirokazu Ibata is expecting Japan's Major League Baseball contingent to form his team's backbone when Samurai Japan goes in pursuit of its fourth World Baseball Classic championship in March ...

The stats: His arsenal also includes the slider and the splitter. During the exhibition games leading up to the 2023 World ...

Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris: "Every team in baseball wants (Roki) Sasaki. We do, too. ... We ...

If the New York Yankees want to secure the services of 23-year-old pitching sensation Roki Sasaki, here is what one insider ...

In his home country, Sasaki first jumped onto the scene in 2019 when he broke the Japanese high school fastball record, ...

Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with.

He also won Central League MVP honors in 2014 and 2020. An eight-time All-Star, Sugano pitched for Japan at the 2017 World Baseball Classic and allowed three hits in six innings in the semifinal ...

The Cubs have gone through the first couple steps of pursuing 23-year-old free agent flame-thrower Roki Sasaki. But the ...

He faced major league hitters when he starred for Japan in the 2017 World Baseball Classic eventually won by the United States. He and current New York Mets starter Kodai Senga tied for the ...

When Tomoyuki Sugano took the mound in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, pitching for Japan against the United States, it was a pretty good preview of what the major leagues might feel ...