The San Diego Padres rolled out the red carpet for Japanese ace Roki Sasaki in his visit to the city last week, including appearances from stars like Yu Darvish and Manny Machado.

Many people around the league opined last week that questions about the team’s ownership would harm the Padres’ chances to land Sasaki. But chatter among MLB teams’ personnel people increasingly names the Padres as the favorite to land the pitcher who posted a 2.02 ERA in 414⅔ innings over four seasons in Japan.

Roki Sasaki has to pick his team soon and has reportedly narrowed his choice to the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

One day after Roki Sasaki's camp informed teams they were no longer candidates to sign the star pitcher, the Dodgers will reportedly meet with him again.

The Dodgers are one of three MLB teams still in the running to sign Roki Sasaki, but have they done enough to sign the Japanese pitching star?

Roki Sasaki's window to sign with a major league team opens Wednesday, but the coveted Japanese right-hander has already closed the door on a few clubs, including the New York Yankees, per multiple media reports.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are winding down, with finalists emerging and teams being informed that they're out of the running.

Japanese right-handed pitcher Rōki Sasaki has ruled out a handful of teams and is seemingly getting closer to making his decision. According to ESPN's