Usually, the big story for the Texas Rangers when the international free agency signing period begins is the race to gobble up players and max out the team’s bonus pool allotment. Not so much this year.

Sasaki opened his free agency window on Dec. 9, meaning he only has 45 days – until January 23 – to make a signing decision, or he would be forced to play another year with the Chiba Lotte ...

As the baseball calendar reached International Signing Day on Wednesday, the New York Mets landed one of the top players not named Roki Sasaki ... Mets out of the Dominican Republic.

Despite being told they were out of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes ... signed 17-year-old shortstop Elian Peña from the Dominican Republic. Peña's deal, worth $5 million, is the largest bonus ...

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed - setting up a likely battle between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles ...

The New York Mets lost out on Roki Sasaki but now plan to pivot and sign a player who could be a long-term shortstop.