The Blue Jays were announced as one of the three reported finalists for Sasaki, along with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

The Toronto Blue Jays haven't given up in their pursuit of Japanese star Roki Sasaki, and they opened up more international bonus pool money in a Friday trade

Cleveland agreed to a long-term deal in April 2022 with Straw, but he hit just .221 with no homers, 32 RBIs and 21 stolen bases that year, then batted .238 with one homer, 29 RBIs and 20 steals in 2023.

The Blue Jays made a surprising trade on Friday morning, sending a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for outfielder Myles Straw — and, most importantly, some $2 million in international bonus pool money.

Blake Murphy of The Athletic reports on BlueSky that the Jays have acquired $2m in international bonus pool money from the Cleveland Guardians for cash/future considerations and in exchange for eating Myles Straw’s contract.

The San Diego Padres have received another Roki Sasaki meeting. The Athletic's veteran trio of Dennis Lin, Will Sammon, and Ken Rosenthal reported that the 23-year-old had another meeting with the ...

The Japanese pitching star met with the Padres in San Diego last week, two sources confirmed Monday. The Athletic was the first to report Sasaki was in San Diego over the weekend. Also Monday ...

After being posted by the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball back on November 9th, Rōki Sasaki has finally signed with an MLB team, agreeing to an international minor-league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers which will come with a $6.

The Japanese phenom will join countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in blue, but this addition isn’t about the Dodgers bludgeoning the rest of the sport with their financial might.

Early Friday, the Blue Jays swung a deal with the Guardians to add another $2 million in international bonus pool space, setting the stage for what felt like the final push for Japanese star Roki Sasaki.