On Wednesday the Los Angeles Dodgers held a press conference to introduce their latest high-profile international signing, 23-year-old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki. Baseball America celebrated the occasion by naming Sasaki the No.

There seemed to be some clear optimism within the New York Yankees' organization over the past few weeks as it pertained to their chances of signing 23-year-old

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki has whittled his list of teams down to two. On Friday, Cuban baseball reporter Francys Romero reported that the San Diego Padres are “out” on the 23-year-old right-hander. That leaves the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.