All he had to do was spend two more seasons in his native Japan. At that point, Sasaki would have been eligible to join a major-league team for however much the market would bear. But it turns out ...

Could the Brewers really be a contender to land the 23-year-old flame-throwing pitcher ... Posting refers to the process by which many Japanese stars arrive in the United States; once "posted ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo Friday morning from Australia after completing a relay in Canberra only marginally plagued by anti-China protests. From Tokyo, the flame ...

The courting of young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki was one of the few instances that all 30 Major League Baseball teams were on equal footing for prized talent. A time when some of the lower ...

with fellow Japanese flamethrower Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the mound in the first game. Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki set to make history in MLB debut For Sasaki, the start in his home country will be ...

Specifically, the “Flame of Peace” in the Hoshinomura district ... crises that the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations ...

with fellow Japanese flamethrower Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the mound in the first game. For Sasaki, the start in his home country will be his MLB debut, which will put him in a spot in baseball ...