Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki Sasaki, the latest pitching phenom out of Japan. Because Sasaki was posted by his club before ...

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Left-hander Kyle Hart has signed a one-year contact with the San Diego Padres after one season in the Korean Baseball Organization, where he was selected as the league's top ...

After a quiet winter, the San Diego Padres made a significant move at the beginning of spring training. Free agent starting pitcher Nick Pivetta has agreed to a four-year, $55 million contract ...

Two years ago, after a wreck in overtime dashed his Daytona 500 championship dreams, Kyle Busch had the late Dale Earnhardt on his mind. He had his reasons why. That year, at the conclusion of the ...

There’s one behemoth, and a bunch of wannabes. The Los Angeles Dodgers doubled down on their World Series championship with a colossal offseason, creating a monstrous, nine-deep pitching ...

Cubs lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers starters Rōki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are all expected to start when the teams travel to Japan next month and open the season with a pair of ...

The Dodgers made two key additions to their rotation this winter. They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki. Snell is a proven big leaguer and Cy Young Award winner. However ...

Attrition and indifference elsewhere are almost as soothing a balm as renting slugger Kyle Tucker for the year ... firewall of pitching smooths Rōki Sasaki’s transition to the major ...