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With Roki Sasaki looming, Orioles left $2.1 million unspent from allotment and Dodgers $1.9 million

NEW YORK — The Baltimore Orioles left about $2.1 million unspent from their 2024 international signing bonus pool allotment and the Los Angeles Dodgers around $1.9 million in a year there was speculation Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki would be available. Major League Baseball’s international amateur signing period runs from Jan. 15 to Dec. 15, and Sasaki was not posted until …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki plans: ‘Don’t get me in trouble’

LA Times

Bryan Cranston is such a huge Dodgers fan that he got goosebumps in a Los Angeles studio six years ago while narrating an MLB Network documentary on the team’s 1988 season, which culminated with one of the most dramatic home runs in World Series history, Kirk Gibson’s Game 1, pinch-hit, walk-off shot off Dennis Eckersley. “Complete strangers were hugging each …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

The Yankees have moved on quickly after losing Juan Soto. Roki Sasaki could be next

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In pivoting to Plan B after losing Juan Soto, Brian Cashman went after a familiar name in Cody Bellinger. Ultimately I did it because it’s a fit.” Bellinger could play outfield or first base depending on other moves the Yankees make. I feel like the winter’s to this point been a good one.” Bellinger is guaranteed $52.5 …

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1 week ago

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

CNN

CNN — The ink is barely dry on Juan Soto’s record-breaking contract with the New York Mets, but already MLB franchises are again looking for a shiny new toy. Sasaki’s career stats make for even better reading, with the so-called “Monster of the Reiwa Era” recording an ERA of just 2.02, picking up 524 strikeouts in 414 2/3 innings. Sasaki …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Discussion with Mets about converting Clay Holmes into a starter began at GM meetings last month

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Mets were in the midst of the general managers meetings in San Antonio last month when Clay Holmes’ agent brought up the idea of converting the two-time All-Star closer back into a starting pitcher for the first time since his rookie season. He has, we think, the variety of stuff to turn over a lineup multiple times,” …

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1 week, 5 days ago

More big moves could beckon, but Dodgers end winter meetings feeling ‘we’ve gotten better’

LA Times

“I feel like we’ve made some moves that have set a real strong foundation for a successful team,” Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes, above during DodgerFest in February, said this week at baseball’s winter meetings. In a high-priced offseason that has featured several big-market clubs bolstering their rosters — or at least make lucrative bids in an attempt to do …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Column: Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani together on the Dodgers? It depends on what Sasaki wants

LA Times

Roki Sasaki pitches during a WBC semifinal game between Japan and Mexico in 2023 as people watch during a viewing event in Tokyo. There’s no way Sasaki hasn’t already contemplated whether he wants to share a clubhouse with the greatest player ever to come out of his country — or perhaps any country. Agent details posting process for star Japanese …

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MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Associated Press

DALLAS — Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher said picking a club will be “like the draft in reverse.” On the first day of Sasaki’s 45-day window to sign with an MLB team, agent Joel Wolfe said the 23-year-old right-hander likely will …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Will Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki? Agent details posting process for star Japanese pitcher

LA Times

Like the rest of Major League Baseball, the Dodgers have closely monitored Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki over the last couple of years, anxiously waiting for the hard-throwing phenom to come to MLB. It was such an uncommon move that, as rumors about Sasaki’s interest in leaving Japan for MLB early circulated over the last couple of years, Wolfe said …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

How Yu Darvish could recruit Roki Sasaki for the Padres

New York Times

As spring training opened in February, Yu Darvish expressed both disappointment and understanding regarding a pair of blockbuster additions to the National League West. “Frankly speaking, it would have been nice if they came here, if they were my teammates,” Darvish said from the Padres’ complex in Peoria, Ariz. “But I’m happy for them. Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki will be …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

New York Times

December is almost upon us. We can’t assign every player to the Los Angeles Dodgers, even if seemingly every free agent might want to play there and every free agent might fit there. Perhaps Hart, a former Red Sox farmhand who posted a 2.69 ERA in 157 innings for the league’s NC Dinos last year, could do the same. Earlier …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

What’s next in MLB free agency? Bowden on Soto, Burnes, Adames, Santander and more

New York Times

On Monday, I answered your questions about the trade market. — Chris T. The Mets’ pivot that makes sense to me in that scenario would be to land two starting pitchers out of the group of Burnes, Fried, Buehler and Sean Manaea, then either sign Walker to play first base or Adames to play third and move Mark Vientos to …

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1 month ago

Roki Sasaki’s posting likely will extend into 2025 signing period, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Roki Sasaki’s posting will likely extend into the 2025 international signing period, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday, allowing teams as much as $7,555,500 to sign the prized Japanese pitcher. “It kind of looks like the way it’s going to shake out, that the signing there, just because the timing, will happen in the new pool period,” …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Roki Sasaki’s contract situation, signing process and suitors, explained

New York Times

The first bombshell of Major League Baseball’s offseason landed Saturday when the Chiba Lotte Marines announced 23-year-old pitching phenom Roki Sasaki will be able to sign with an MLB club this winter. When The Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes visited Japan earlier this year, Chiba Lotte outfielder and former Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Gregory Polanco said of Sasaki, “He asks me …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

Associated Press

CHIBA, Japan — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers have kept the most available space left in their 2024 signing bonus pool, $2,502,500. After the Dodgers signed Ohtani to a $700 million, 10-year contract and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a $325 million, 12-year deal last December, Los Angeles …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision

New York Times

Roki Sasaki’s first contract to play in the big leagues won’t be about just money. But once the sweepstakes begin for his services, Sasaki will likely prioritize stability, lifestyle, comfort and, according to league sources, a team’s track record with player development. “To be honest, he still has a lot to learn,” Chiba Lotta Marines manager Masato Yoshii said early …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target

LA Times

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches during the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s team in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, announced they will be posting the 23-year-old star for Major League Baseball teams to sign this winter. Now that Sasaki’s team will begin the process of posting him — his maximum singing bonus reportedly will …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be?

New York Times

Roki Sasaki is a stud. But Sasaki, 23, has been putting up some bonkers numbers in Japan, with a 2.02 career ERA, and there’s a chance he comes over to Major League Baseball through the posting process this offseason. Even with a mid-career position player who has played Major League Baseball for his entire professional career, there are things the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

MLB GM meetings: What we’re hearing about star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

New York Times

SAN ANTONIO — Roki Sasaki is so enormously talented that teams have to prepare for the possibility that the Japanese pitcher is about to become an international free agent, even though club officials still don’t know whether that will actually happen this winter. Amid the uncertainty, Sasaki has been a popular name this week at MLB’s general managers’ meetings, where …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Children across India to fold intricate origami cranes in memory of Sadako Sasaki

The Hindu

Origami cranes are being distributed in India to commemorate the memory of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who wished for survival through origami cranes. The initiative, led by the Cuckoo Movement for Children and the Peace of Paper studio, aims to encourage children across India to fold 1,00,001 cranes and send them to the Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima. The …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Japanese star Roki Sasaki pitches seven strong innings as his future in MLB comes into focus.

Associated Press

TOKYO — It’s not clear if pitcher Roki Sasaki — the next big thing out of Japanese baseball — will move to Major League Baseball next season. But on Friday, despite arm issues earlier in the year and a slight drop in velocity and strikeouts this season, he’s showed he’s ready to follow Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

How Japan’s tsunami-ravaged coastline is being transformed by hope

BBC

How Japan’s tsunami-ravaged coastline is being transformed by hope Getty Images Japan's north-eastern seaboard is now protected by a massive sea wall Iwate and Fukushima Prefectures were ravaged by the 2011 tsunami that precipitated a catastrophic nuclear disaster. On 11 March 2011, communities along the north-eastern seaboard of Japan's biggest island, Honshu, were swept from their moorings when an earthquake …

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5 months ago

Brazilian rock singer Ayres Sasaki dies of electrocution during live concert

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6 months ago

One Sasaki throws hard, another hits homers. Will Rōki or Rintaro be MLB’s next Japanese star?

LA Times

Rintaro Sasaki homered in the second at-bat of his U.S. amateur debut last week, the blast grabbing headlines because the 19-year-old might be the next big bat export from Japan to Major League Baseball. The best of the best play on The Farm 😤 Welcome to Stanford, Rintaro Sasaki!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/5p4JGZzoQT — Stanford Baseball February 14, 2024 Rōki made history in …

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With Roki Sasaki looming, Orioles left $2.1 million unspent from allotment and Dodgers $1.9 million

Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki plans: ‘Don’t get me in trouble’

The Yankees have moved on quickly after losing Juan Soto. Roki Sasaki could be next

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

Discussion with Mets about converting Clay Holmes into a starter began at GM meetings last month

More big moves could beckon, but Dodgers end winter meetings feeling ‘we’ve gotten better’

Column: Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani together on the Dodgers? It depends on what Sasaki wants

MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Will Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki? Agent details posting process for star Japanese pitcher

How Yu Darvish could recruit Roki Sasaki for the Padres

One Black Friday 2024 free-agent deal for every MLB team

What’s next in MLB free agency? Bowden on Soto, Burnes, Adames, Santander and more

Roki Sasaki’s posting likely will extend into 2025 signing period, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says

Roki Sasaki’s contract situation, signing process and suitors, explained

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target

Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be?

MLB GM meetings: What we’re hearing about star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

Children across India to fold intricate origami cranes in memory of Sadako Sasaki

Japanese star Roki Sasaki pitches seven strong innings as his future in MLB comes into focus.

How Japan’s tsunami-ravaged coastline is being transformed by hope

Brazilian rock singer Ayres Sasaki dies of electrocution during live concert

One Sasaki throws hard, another hits homers. Will Rōki or Rintaro be MLB’s next Japanese star?