General manager Brandon Gomes compared the 102.5-mph fireballer to Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Friedman and Gomes also know Sasaki is as fragile as he is gifted, and their team is now ...

With Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott off the ... any regression if Estevez is who the team signs. Pirates fans will have to endure more The Pittsburgh Pirates have underperformed for years, and ...

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The list is led by 23-year-old phenom Rōki Sasaki after he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 22. Coming in behind Sasaki on the list are three outfielders (Roman Anthony, Walker Jenkins ...

During an introductory press conference Wednesday, Rōki Sasaki told reporters his decision to sign with the Dodgers was "purely based on where I can grow as a player the most." "I spent the past ...

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The rise of Pittsburgh Pirates' top prospect Bubba ... prospects in baseball and had Chandler at No. 4. He only trailed Rōki Sasaki (Los Angeles Dodgers), Jackson Jobe (Detroit Tigers) and ...

The Dodgers made two key additions to their rotation this winter. They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki. Snell is a proven big leaguer and Cy Young Award winner. However ...

Flamethrowing right-hander Rōki Sasaki announced on Instagram that he is joining the Dodgers. Sasaki, 23, will join 3-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and fellow Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Tommy Pham and the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized a one-year contract worth $4,025,000 on Sunday. Right-hander Dauri Moreta was placed on the 60-day injured list to ...