The San Diego Padres, long viewed among the favorites to sign the next "big thing" from Nippon Professional Baseball, remain among the very few teams with a chance to sign him.

The San Diego Padres are reportedly listening to trade offers on their best closer.  Robert Suarez, who was one of the Padres’ five All-Stars in 2024, has one s

The Padres, with Japanese star Yu Darvish on the roster, felt they had a legitimate shot at Sasaki, and they had more money to play with, almost $6.26 million, than L.A. But the Dodgers, who eliminated the Padres on their way to the World Series last season, prevailed again.

That leads to a posting fee of $700K. Ogasawara, 27, pitched in part of nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He threw 951 1/3 innings, allowing 3.62 ...

MLB analyst and former executive Steve Phillips spoke about Roki Sasaki's impending arrival to the big leagues, and which team the Japanese phenom is most likely to join.

As expected, the San ... of Nippon Professional Baseball last fall. If his decision does not come by then, he will have to return to the Marines next season. All offseason long, both the Padres ...

The San Diego Padres have been ruled out of the race to sign highly coveted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, according to multiple sources. The Padres, who were once considered strong

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are considered the favorites to ... amateur signing rules and the posting system between Major League Baseball and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, Sasaki can sign with an MLB team during a window starting ...

Roki Sasaki joined the group of available starting pitchers in MLB free agency when the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional ... Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue ...

In addition to his motivation in joining the Dodgers, Sasaki was asked about the impact both Ohtani and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto had on his signing. He made it known it wasn't a priority to have Japanese teammates, but wanted to ensure he would be embraced by his new city.

Roki Sasaki was spotted pitching in Padres gear at Petco Park as the Dodgers wait to hear about a second meeting.

With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.