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Pitcher Roki Sasaki next 'big thing' from Japanese baseball
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn Japan they call pitcher Roki Sasaki the “Monster of the Reiwa Era," which translates roughly into...
Cubs scout highly-touted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, report says
NBC Sports Chicago via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoThe Chicago Cubs were rumored to be in contention for prized free agent Yoshinobu Yamamoto last...
Mets, Yankees among teams scouting Japanese ace Roki Sasaki
SNY via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoThe Mets and Yankees scouted 22-year-old Japanese ace Roki Sasaki during his latest start, according...
The Dodgers want a Japanese star. Could they get one not named Shohei Ohtani?
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoRoki Sasaki of Japan pitches against the Czech Republic in a World Baseball Classic game in Tokyo on...
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki gifts Czech player bags of candy after hitting him with 101 mph pitch
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoWillie Escala was visibly in pain after taking a 101 mph Roki Sasaki pitch to the leg during a World Baseball Classic game Saturday, but the Czech Republic hitter made out well in the end. Following ...
World Baseball Classic: 10 players you know, 10 players you don't who are poised to dominate 2023
Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe World Baseball Classic, the global tournament last played in 2017, begins this week with group...
Japanese stars Ohtani, Sasaki turn Czech players into fans
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTake the case of Czech Republic teammates William Escala and Ondrej Satoria, whose team was...
MLB Hot Stove Lowdown: Shota Imanaga inks deal with Chicago Cubs
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoAfter a slow start to 2024, the Hot Stove began to thaw this week. The Cubs finally signed a...
Schwarber's 3-run homer sends U.S. past Britain in WBC
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Schwarber launched a three-run homer, Nolan Arenado had three hits and two RBIs,...
Japan walks off Mexico to secure WBC championship showdown with the United States
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoShohei Ohtani rarely shows emotion on the baseball field. But when he roped a double to the right...