The winner of this winter’s most coveted pitching prize will be announced soon as Japan's Roki Sasaki will pick his team. Are the Mariners a secret contender?

It looks as if Roki Sasaki is not coming to New York. Sasaki, the star Japanese righthander, has informed the Yankees that he will not be signing with them, a source confirmed to Newsday. The Mets, who along with the Yankees are known to have met with Sasaki,

After tons of speculation, Monday finally brought some real news in the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes. Sasaki, a 23-year-old Japanese pitcher who must sign with a Major League Baseball club before Jan. 23,

Roki Sasaki has reportedly eliminated four teams from his consideration before the international signing period opens this week.

Sasaki is expected to sign at some point this week as the international signing window will open on Wednesday. His 45-day window after being posted ends on Jan. 23, leaving little time for Sasaki to decide.

As the deadline to sign Japanese free agent pitcher Roki Sasaki approaches, one National League West team has already been told they're out on the 23-year-old.

Roki Sasaki won’t be coming to New York. After the Yankees learned that they were eliminated from the Sasaki sweepstakes, the Mets were also informed later Monday that Sasaki will not be signing with them,