Japanese ace Roki Sasaki made his free-agent decision on Friday, agreeing to join the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were long seen as the favorites for services of the 23-year-old pitching phenom,

Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on his Instagram page Friday evening. The highly coveted 23-year-old right-hander joins the Dodgers after a stellar four-year stint with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball.

In an unsurprising outcome, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes ... in the majors would appeal to another player looking to go from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. That track record evidently wasn’t ...

Right-hander Roki Sasaki, the covered Japanese free agent, has whittled down a list of suitors to two finalists, according to a report by veteran MLB reporter Francys Romero.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are rounding third base. The Japanese phenom has reportedly narrowed down his list of teams to three -- the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays, according to an ESPN report -- and will be making his decision in the coming days,

With or without Sasaki, there is no doubt that the wins will keep flowing in. The Dodgers are the most resource-rich team in MLB, whether we're talking about their revenue or a farm system that B/R's Joel Reuter ranks 8th in the league.

The New York Yankees have reportedly been informed that star Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki will not be signing with them this offseason, per Jack Curry of

The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s Nippon Professional Baseball club, will also be owed a posting fee. However, the value of that fee will be a percentage of his signing bonus and won’t be a ...