Major League Baseball conducted an investigation into the Chiba Lotte Marines prior to authorizing Roki Sasaki's posting. Read more at MLBTR.

Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball officially posting right-hander Roki Sasaki for major league clubs last month, Major League Baseball conducted an investigation before authorizing Sasaki’s posting.

Sasaki wore number 17 for the Chiba Lotte Marines and number 14 in the World Baseball Classic, but has his heart set on a different number in MLB.

Without making much noise during the selection process, Shohei Ohtani probably had an ace up his sleeve to convince his fellow countryman to join.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki to his first Major League contract on Friday. At 23 years old, Sasaki joins the defending champions with a lot of hype. Their rotation is full of ace-caliber pitchers,

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki on Friday. The rich could get even richer thanks to a vague MLB rule.

The jaw-dropping salary Roki Sasaki turned down from the Blue Jays to join the reigning champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers