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On Monday evening, the Chicago Cubs were informed that they will not be the ultimate destination for Japanese phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki, a league source told The Athletic. The Cubs were one of ...

MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, ...

The Chicago Cubs’ hopes of landing a highly coveted Japanese pitcher for the second straight offseason were dashed Monday afternoon. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, pitcher Roki Sasaki has ...

Roki Sasaki is one of the biggest prizes of the ... outside teams like the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs now have a chance. "It's absolutely insane right now trying to figure out who is ...

and Toronto Blue Jays are the three finalists to sign 23-year-old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, according to multiple reports Monday. Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reported the Chicago Cubs, who ...

Japan’s Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Mexico, Monday, March 20, 2023, in Miami. Wilfredo Lee/AP Share The Cubs were never the ...

Monday began with major optimism for the Chicago Cubs surrounding their chances to land Roki Sasaki when information started to come out regarding which teams were no longer in the running to land ...

Roki Sasaki is narrowing down his choices — and ... Other teams he has eliminated from consideration include the Cubs, Rangers and Giants. All this comes in advance of the signing period for ...

and the Cubs need arms. Bad. There was initial hope that Chicago might be able to leverage the success of Japanese stars Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki into a legitimate chance at signing Roki Sasaki ...

“Roki is by no means a finished product ... He wants to be one of the greatest ever.” Without Sasaki, the Cubs still could use another proven starter to join the rotation and help raise ...

More on Miguel Rojas giving up his uniform number 11 for rookie star pitcher Roki Sasaki. Plus Teoscar Hernández and other ...