Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

But this week in a surprising new prediction shared by several baseball prognosticators, an unexpected candidate to land Sasaki’s services has emerged: the Pittsburgh Pirates. The notion that a ...

Sasaki opened his free agency window on Dec. 9, meaning he only has 45 days – until January 23 – to make a signing decision, or he would be forced to play another year with the Chiba Lotte ...

Rōki Sasaki is a highly talented Japanese ... York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners St ...

Baseball America’s Top 30 Pittsburgh Pirates ... under $1 million until the Pirates swooped in with a $1.8 million offer while Los Angeles waited for Roki Sasaki’s decision this winter.

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes ... Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates. But in any case ...

This year’s Pirates ... Pittsburgh’s class. Set to sign with the Dodgers for a little under $1 million, Morel opted not to wait for the Dodgers to find out if they were going to sign Sasaki ...

Every team except the Pirates has signed at least one free agent to a multi-year contract since the 2022 offseason, while Pittsburgh hasn't done so since December 2016. The Pittsburgh Pirates have ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Infielder/outfielder Enmanuel Valdez was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox on Sunday for minor league right-hander Joe Vogatsky. Valdez hit ...