The San Diego Padres are reportedly listening to trade offers on their best closer. Robert Suarez, who was one of the Padres’ five All-Stars in 2024, has one s
The Padres, with Japanese star Yu Darvish on the roster, felt they had a legitimate shot at Sasaki, and they had more money to play with, almost $6.26 million, than L.A. But the Dodgers, who eliminated the Padres on their way to the World Series last season, prevailed again.
That leads to a posting fee of $700K. Ogasawara, 27, pitched in part of nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He threw 951 1/3 innings, allowing 3.62 ...
Major League Baseball conducted an investigation into the Chiba Lotte Marines prior to authorizing Roki Sasaki's posting. Read more at MLBTR.
It has been a tumultuous offseason for the San Diego Padres and its fans. The wife of late owner Peter Seidler, Sheel, has sued her in-laws for control of the baseball club.
Japanese phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki officially announced that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in a monumental free agent signing.
The San Diego Padres have been ruled out of the race to sign highly coveted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, according to multiple sources. The Padres, who were once considered strong
Roki Sasaki has been stellar in the Napon Professional Baseball Organization. The 23-year-old pitcher had a 2.02 ERA over the last 4 seasons in the NPB, strikin
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The New York Yankees have signed five prospects from the Dominican Republic this offseason, with the latest, shortstop Mani Cedeño, the most highly rated.
Did the lawsuit filed by late Padres owner Peter Seidler's wife against his brothers cause San Diego to lose out on signing free agent Roki Sasaki? The latest round of public statements suggests it's at least possible.
MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament.