Due to Sasaki still being only 23, there is a cap on the amount that he can initially make in Major League Baseball. Due to his not being 25 yet, his posting will not be able to set off the kind of bidding frenzy that led to the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million contract.

A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected.

Royel Strop, an outfielder from the Dominican Republic, finalized one of the Cardinals' largest deals as the annual international signing period opens.

Chicago Cubs looks different than their 2024 version. They got rid of Cody Bellinger and added Kyle Tucker, signaling that while they want to keep payroll lower, they want to be better.

According to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Chicago Cubs have been informed ... Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, newly acquired lefty Blake Snell, and at the top is Sasaki’s name.