Sasaki helped pitch Team Japan to a championship in the 2023 World Baseball Classic ... His nickname is "The Monster of the Reiwa Era." Sasaki's nickname is a tribute to legendary Japanese ...

A year later, he was pitching for Samurai Japan at the World Baseball Classic. Now clad in Dodger Blue, the 23-year-old “Monster of the Reiwa Era” is ready to start a new journey in MLB.

The pound-for-pound phenom nicknamed ‘The Monster’ moved to 29-0 and ... possibly against fellow unbeaten Japanese superstar and WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani.

Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) as expected, blew away the overmatched Ye Joon Kim in his last fight – and attention quickly ...

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to have landed yet another high-profile Japanese star. Flamethrowing right-hander Rōki Sasaki announced on Instagram that he is joining the Dodgers.

Sasaki’s arsenal is headlined by a blistering fastball and a devastating splitter – a one-two punch that quickly earned him the nickname “The Monster ... on Japan’s 2023 World Baseball ...

Roki Sasaki was expected by many to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were right. The flame-throwing right-hander from Japan agreed to a deal with the Dodgers on Friday, according to a post on ...

The most intriguing free agent of the offseason will wear Dodger Blue to begin his big league career. Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has agreed to sign with the Dodgers, he announced in a post on ...

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

The trio all played together on Samurai Japan (the local nickname for the national team) in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, in which Ohtani closed out the country's third title. Their star power ...

The unbeaten Inoue — nicknamed "The Monster" — knocked ... Fans cheer as Japanese champion Naoya Inoue leave the ring after defending his unified WBC IBF and WBO super bantamweight world ...