MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his ...

After finishing fourth in the National League Central in 2024, the Cincinnati Reds are primed to make noise in 2025. The Reds ...

Roki Sasaki burst onto the scene in Japan ... Throwing the pitch in the 88-90 mph range, Sasaki kills spin with it, and it comes out of his hand looking like his heater until it falls off the table.

Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki has announced that he’s signing with the Dodgers. Since Sasaki is subject to the international bonus pool system, it will technically be a minor league deal, but he ...

There's some skepticism around Roki Sasaki and his ability to transition well to the majors from NPB, where he played for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Signing Roki Sasaki ... on average, and though at just under 97 mph it’s still impressive gas, the pitch does not have elite shape and may be more dependent on that velocity than other fastballs ...

Alex Bregman, Jack Flaherty, and Pete Alonso, most notably – but with Anthony Santander and Tanner Scott finally signing and ...

Once Juan Soto was off the market, the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes immediately ... Sasaki’s key pitch is his fastball, but his average fastball velocity dropped from 98.8 mph in 2023 to 96.8 mph ...

Roki Sasaki did what everyone expected him to do ... He also has a 90- to 92-mph slider that’s more of an average pitch, serving as a different look from the split or fastball but without ...