Roki Sasaki has enjoyed unprecedented success in Japan and could be the next star pitcher to make the jump from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to MLB. The 23-year-old went 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA, ...

Japan starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Mexico at LoanDepot Park on March 20, 2023. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Chiba ...

Right-handed pitcher Brad Keller is signing with Nippon Professional Baseball's Chiba Lotte Marines, Yakyu Cosmopolitan reported Saturday. The news came less than a day after the Marines announced ...

Robert Whiting wrote one of my favorite baseball books ever in You Gotta Have Wa. Now he has the inside story of Bobby Valentine’s final days as the manager for the Chiba Lotte Marines. On level it ...

Roki Sasaki, the young Japanese pitcher considered one of the best in the world, will finally be posted to MLB, his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, announced early Saturday morning. Though ...

Where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire, and now the baseball world has been set ablaze after the news that Japanese superstar pitcher Roki Sasaki would be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. With ...

When it comes to the upcoming 2024-25 class of free agents in Major League Baseball, New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto will tower over all, assuming he doesn't ink an extension before he hits the ...

Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki has asked the Chiba Lotte Marines to make him available to MLB teams via the posting system this winter, according to Sponichi Annex (Japanese language link ...

Infielder Mike Brosseau has signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced this evening. He’s a client of Icon Sports Management. Brosseau, 29, has ...

The Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Chunichi Dragons 8-7 Sunday to win the Japan Series in seven games. Lotte won the series four games to two with one tie for its first championship since the team ...

The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday that they will begin the process of posting Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, paving the way ...