Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

The Dodgers won the blockbuster recruiting sweepstakes for Japanese rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki, a 23-year-old fireballer with ...

At 23 years old, Sasaki has many years to show he can develop into one of the top pitchers in the MLB. He joins one of the most stacked pitching rosters the league has ever seen with Blake Snell, ...

The Dodgers will be taking a cautious approach to Sasaki's workload this season, but they also recognize the importance of giving him a start in his native country. Fellow Japanese hurler Yoshinobu ...

Since Sasaki was under 25 and had less than six years of service time, he was limited to each team's international bonus pool ...

The Dodgers invested in another impact arm with an elite ceiling from Japan. He looks poises to make LA's starting rotation ...