The San Diego Padres, long viewed among the favorites to sign the next "big thing" from Nippon Professional Baseball, remain among the very few teams with a chance to sign him.

The San Diego Padres may be out of the running for free agent pitcher Roki Sasaki, who is MLB’s highest-ranked international prospect. The Padres were initially

The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s Nippon Professional ... Dodgers and the Padres to be the two most likely landing spots, so it’s not especially surprising that San Diego is still in the ...

Roki Sasaki joined the group of available starting pitchers in MLB free agency when the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) posted him in December.

The San Diego Padres have been ruled out of the race to sign highly coveted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, according to multiple sources. The Padres, who were once considered strong

The Padres are in agreement with reliever J.B. Wendelken on a minor league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The right-hander will be in Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.

With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.

The Padres have dropped out on the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes and MLB fans are speculating that the Dodgers will win the race.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes have reached a conclusion, with the coveted right-hander opting to join the Dodgers, according to a post on Sasaki's Instagram page. The Padres and Blue Jays were the other reported finalists in the mix for the 23-year-old.

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.

Dodgers fans can get their own Sasaki jersey, T-shirt or other gear at Fanatics. This link will send you to Sasaki’s section on Fanatics, which will carry his merchandise. The jersey number will update when it is official what number he will wear for the Dodgers.