Sasaki named them one of his three finalists, joined by the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. If nothing else, such recognition plants a larger Padres flag in Japan, where Sasaki commands national attention. Coming Japanese stars won’t say “who?” when Padres team-builder A.J. Preller and scouts come calling.

Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging ... New York from the San Diego Padres last offseason ...

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

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is soaking up the spotlight in the wake of joining the Dodgers, meeting LeBron James and Rui Hachimura at the Lakers game Tuesday.

Baseball fans have the same complaint after Japanese star pitcher Rōki Sasaki signed with the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers.

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed.

The San Diego Padres could look to trade their ace Dylan Cease to the Toronto Blue Jays in a shocking offseason move.

including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging first baseman Pete Alonso. And as Soto himself knows, after being dealt to New York from the San Diego Padres last offseason, there could ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are "shopping" players including veteran relief pitcher Ryan Brasier in order to make room on their roster for offseason

The Los Angeles Dodgers were ultimately the winners of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, but as suspected, the San Diego Padres were right on their heels for most of the process.

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