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The San Diego Padres were among the final three finalists for Roki Sasaki along with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Sasaki ultimately chose the Dodgers but it wasn't without a ...

MLB fires umpire for violating baseball's gambling rules Sasaki's signing with the reigning MLB champions was a huge surprise, after it was revealed that the Japanese pitcher for the San Diego ...

The subject that many reporters wanted to discuss was unsurprisingly Sasaki, and hoped to learn more about how the saga unraveled through the player's eyes. Manny Machado, who hosted Sasaki and ...

But no one is shinier among the Dodgers newcomers than Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who decided to bring his talents to Los Angeles. The Dodgers were not without competition for Sasaki's ...

In the second row was 8-year-old Roki Sasaki, one of the youngest boys in the program. The coach had noticed Sasaki’s strong arm when playing catch, but it was not until the final scrimmage of ...

Sasaki was 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA in 18 games last year, striking out 129 hitters in 111 innings in a season limited by shoulder inflammation and was 7-4 with a 1.78 ERA in 15 starts in 2023, when ...

Roki Sasaki’s dazzling debut in the World Baseball Classic came on a day that he doesn’t talk much about. Twelve years ago on March 11, Sasaki’s father and grandparents were killed in the ...

The arrival of Roki Sasaki to the Los Angeles Dodgers has sparked controversy in MLB. The young Japanese phenom, considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, caught the attention of ...

Yu Darvish shares his thoughts on Roki Sasaki amid Dodgers pitcher's looming first MLB season. Despite the Padres coming up short in winning Sasaki's nod and seeing him go to National League West ...

Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive Deshamanya Kandiah “Ken” Balendra has passed away at the age of 84. Born in 1940, Balendra has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region. He ...

That recent memory led many to wonder what Roki Sasaki might offer veteran Miguel Rojas, as the highly touted right-hander from Japan wore No. 11 -- which belonged to Rojas in his previous two seasons ...