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Japanese Star Roki Sasaki to Be Posted to MLB, Chiba Lotte Marines Announce

Rōki Sasaki, a Japanese star pitcher, is set to be posted to MLB by the NPB Chiba Lotte Marines

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Dem probes secretive Christian group

Democrat launches the most aggressive official inquiry ever into The Family and the National Prayer breakfast

Salon

LGBTQ+ foe joins Prayer Breakfast board

Former member of Congress opposes LGBTQ+ rights and has secret history with breakfast organizers

Salon

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MLB Roundtable: Cubs Add Pitching Depth With Shōta Imanaga

‘The Throwing Philosopher’ isn’t expected to be a superstar, but adds depth and experience to Chicago’s rotation.

Sports Illustrated

Ranking MLB’s Top 50 Free Agents, With Signing Predictions

There’s one player towering above the rest in this year’s crop of free agents. Here’s how the group stacks up and where each could land.

Sports Illustrated

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dominates in Final Japan Series Start Ahead of MLB Free Agency

The 25-year-old right-hander enjoyed a record-breaking performance ahead of his move to the United States.

Sports Illustrated

MLB fans amazingly uncovered a tweet telling the Mets to sign Shohei Ohtani back in 2012

They really should've listened.

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SI:AM | The NBA’s Chaotic Final Five Days

The regular season is going to end with a bang.

Sports Illustrated

Japan’s Roki Sasaki might be the best pitcher in the world. But when will he arrive in MLB?

It could be a long time.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Gosar snuck Lake into Prayer Breakfast

Lake rejected the prayer breakfast's calls for reconciliation, said God "enacts justice"

Salon

How Billy Eppler and the Mets finally landed Kodai Senga

“Hi, I am Kodai Senga of the New York Mets,” said the Mets’ newest hurler, introducing himself to the Major Leagues on Monday at Citi Field. “I am very happy and excited to be in the Big Apple and to join such a great team.”

Tribune News Service

Ranking MLB’s Top 50 Free Agents, With Signing Predictions

The offseason is officially here, and this year’s free-agency class features a record-setting slugger alongside star shortstops. See how they stack up.

Sports Illustrated

Buffaloes ace Yamamoto earns back-to-back Sawamura Awards

Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been named the top starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball for the second year running.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Dylan Hernandez: Leave Japanese pitching phenom Rōki Sasaki out of proposed MLB international draft

LOS ANGELES — He could be the best pitching prospect to ever come from the same Japanese prefecture that produced Shohei Ohtani.

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Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki: Padres’ Yu Darvish ‘good influence’ and ‘superstar’

Suzuki and Darvish exchanged jerseys before the Cubs’ 7-5 win over the Padres on Wednesday.

Sports Illustrated

NPB Ace Roki Sasaki Loses 17-Inning Perfect Streak

The Japanese phenom allowed a hit to the first batter he faced on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

Phenom SP Roki Sasaki Continues Perfect-Inning Streak in NPB

The 20-year old followed up his perfect game with another stellar performance.

The Guardian - US

Rōki Sasaki: the 20-year-old tsunami survivor behind the greatest game ever pitched

The Japanese phenom has become a global star after one of the greatest games ever pitched, and he has survived tragedy along the way

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Pitching Phenom Roki Sasaki Throws First NPB Perfect Game Since 1994

The righty also set two separate strikeout records on his way to a historic performance

Sports Illustrated

The Cubs Are Better Than You Think

When the Cubs executed their trade-deadline fire sale last July—after they had traded Yu Darvish and nontendered Kyle Schwarber in December 2020—it appeared that they would be entering a multiyear transition. Perhaps this wouldn’t be the type of long rebuild they endured a decade ago, but it was ...

Chicago Tribune

Kosuke Fukudome — still playing in Japan at age 44 — says Cubs fans ‘will love to see’ Seiya Suzuki play

MESA, Ariz. — If anyone understands what awaits Japanese star Seiya Suzuki at Wrigley Field, it’s his countryman Kosuke Fukudome.

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