The Rangers President of Baseball Operations said the organization put its ‘best foot forward’ in its pitch to the Japanese right-hander.

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.

The Rangers and catcher Kyle Higashioka agreed to a two-year contract in December to bring the former Padre into the fold in Arlington. In a recent visit with MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM, Higashioka raved about the facilities of his new team

Somewhere in that posh pad in Arlington that Chuck Morgan calls a PA booth lies a copy of Stars Wars Imperial March. Dust it off. Cue it up. The Dodgers are coming to town in mid-April. Baseball has a supervillain again.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki received a basketball-related question from teams throughout his free agency, according to ESPN's

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them.

Sasaki, who has been one of the most ... Possible fits: Padres, Orioles, Blue Jays, Rangers, D-backs 14. Nathan Eovaldi, SP, Texas Rangers (35) — re-signed with Rangers A vesting player option ...

Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging ... Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants ...

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed.

Has a decent long-term outlook with a pair of starting pitching prospects — Kumar Rocker and Alejandro Rosario — ranked among MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects. Maybe that sounds like a modest boast, but it equals the total for the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays combined.

Roki Sasaki has been officially posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball team for over a month. After the initial 20 teams that showed interest, it reportedly