Roki Sasaki's move to MLB from the Lotte Marines at the age of 23 marks a landmark change in the dynamic that exists between Nippon P

Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki said on Friday he has agreed to join Major League Baseball's reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in Japan with the Yakult Swallows, to a big-league contract Friday. Rodriguez signed a one-year deal with a club option for 2026 with Milwaukee.

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed to a minor league contract with the Athletics.

Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his father and grandparents in Japan's deadly 2011 tsunami.

Jed Hoyer expresses his frustrations after the Cubs miss out on Roki Sasaki -- with Sasaki deciding to sign with the Dodgers.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced Friday the signing of Elvin Rodriguez to a one-year deal with a club option for 2026 after he pitched in Japan last season. The 26-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 1.

Japanese phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki officially announced that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in a monumental free agent signing.

Roki Sasaki, the highly touted Japanese pitching sensation, is taking his talents to Los Angeles. The 22-year-old phenom announced his decision to join the Dodgers on Instagram, solidifying one of the most talked-about moves of the offseason.

A case could be made that Sasaki was the most valuable pitcher on the winter free agent market because of the unique circumstances of his departure from from the Japan.