News broke early Friday morning that the San Diego Padres are out of the running for Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old, who can only be s

Japanese right-handed pitcher Rōki Sasaki has ruled out a handful of teams and is seemingly getting closer to making his decision. According to ESPN's

In an exciting development, we heard early on Friday morning that the Toronto Blue Jays were now one of two finalists for Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasak

The Toronto Blue Jays appear to be in on Rōki Sasaki. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays met with the Japanese ace in Toronto recently.

Blue Jays reporter Scott Mitchell of TSN appeared on Toronto’s morning show “First Up” on Wednesday. There, he revealed a close connection between Sasaki and the Blue Jays that should send tremors down the Yankees ’ spine. It begins with a member of Toronto’s front office staff, Frank Hermann, who was a former major league pitcher.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are winding down, with finalists emerging and teams being informed that they're out of the running.

As there still appears to be an impasse between the New York Mets and free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso, other teams are reportedly starting to make a

are finalists to sign Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki. The finalists for Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki are the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays, sources tell ESPN.

The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won't be signing with them, people familiar with the negotiations told. But the Toronto Blue Jays,

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki ... With that in mind, Sasaki visited the Toronto Blue Jays last week, although ...

Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, he announced in a social media post.