MLB's 2025 international signing period opened, an annual date of significance in which top international amateur players can begin signing with MLB teams.

Roki Sasaki, Japan's hottest pitching prospect, has been the focus of attention this offseason. The post Roki Sasaki News: Despite Ownership Drama Padres Use Their “Family-Oriented” Side to the Japanese Phenom appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Feb. 10. Less than a month!  And yet, a good number of free agents remain. On our free agent tracker, three of the top eight are still unsigned. We could extend that out to five of the top 12, seven of the top 15 or 23 of the top 50.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres reportedly are the favorites to sign Roki Sasaki, but don't count out the Toronto Blue Jays.

With MLB International signing day just days away, Japan's mound prodigy Roki Sasaki is predicted by a New York sports radio host to join the New York Yankees.

Wednesday marks the open of MLB's 2025 international signing period, one of two ways major-league teams acquire amateur talent each year. The annual July draft covers players born in the United States,

Roki Sasaki appears ready to announce the MLB team he will sign with in the near future. The Japanese star reportedly told the Mets and Yankees it will not be with them.