Rōki Sasaki might be the best free agent still available for MLB. Here is everything to know about the Japanese superstar.

Shortly before LeBron James posted his 121st career triple-double, he met with Los Angeles' newest star in Dodgers pitcher Rōki Sasaki, who announced last week that he would be signing with the reigning World Series champions.

The mighty Dodgers, that Evil Empire on the West Coast, have struck again, signing Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki.

The Rangers President of Baseball Operations said the organization put its ‘best foot forward’ in its pitch to the Japanese right-hander.

Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday,

Sasaki, nicknamed in Japan as "the Monster of the Reiwa Era," struck out 11 batters in 7 and ⅔ innings with a 3.52 ERA during the 2023 WBC. In Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, he struck out 129 hitters in 111 regular-season innings for the Marines in the 2024 season.

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

The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.

Just Baseball's Ryan Finkelstein made a list of the top 15 free agents still available with predicted contracts and landing spots. For Flaherty, Finkelstein predicted that the 29-year-old will stay in the National League West, but with the San Francisco Giants.

No one likes waiting for the phone to ring. World Series Champions are no exception. Jack Flaherty — 29-years-old and coming off a season in which he pitched to a 13-7 record and a 3.17 ERA —

The Los Angeles Dodgers have already added Blake Snell and Rōki Sasaki this winter but could make one more splash before opening day.