Roki Sasaki is signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let's just say Vegas didn't overreact. Last week, the Dodgers were +320 favorites to win the 2025 World Series, via BetMGM. On Saturday, they were +300 favorite to win the 2025 World Series. That works out to a change in implied probability from 23.81% to 25%.
T he New York Yankees lost out on the biggest free agent to hit the market this winter. The most prominent international free agent available did not even have the Yankees in his
Some like the spotlight, while some don't. International free agent buzz Roki Sasaki belongs to the latter category, as per insider Buster Olney on Thursday on The Michael Kay Show.
Young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki said on Instagram that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the defending World Series champions even more star power entering 2025.
How a yearslong selection process ended with a sushi chef, a Bel Air mansion, and a text from the most famous baseball player on the planet.
Once Juan Soto was off the market, the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes immediately became the most enamoring story of the MLB offseason. The 23-year-old phenom will come to the MLB boasting an explosive fastball that tops 100 mph and a wipeout splitter that offsets his lightning heater.
Spring training is less than a month away, but there is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle. A handful of notable players remain on the free-agent market, including Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso and Anthony Santander.
This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on Earth is destined for Dodger Blue, but there's more going on here.
The MLB offseason is moving quick into the latter stages and keeping that in mind, teams are also making quick movements to capitalize on each and every movement to form solid and competitive rosters
The race to sign Rōki Sasaki appears to be down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Per MLB insider Francys Romero, the San Diego Padres are
So now what? Roki Sasaki was the Padres' Plan A this winter. They hoped desperately to woo the ace Japanese right-hander as an anchor of their starting rotation for years to come. They made that much known from the moment he was posted last month.