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 ...

Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty ...

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 ...

New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki was seen alongside his star Japanese teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Ya ...

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 ...

The Cubs are 26 games under .500 since Theo Epstein left. They're projected to win 90 games in 2025, and Jed Hoyer knows he ...

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 ...

According to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Chicago Cubs have been informed today that highly sought-after starting pitcher Roki Sasaki will not be signing with them. Source says Cubs have ...

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 ...