Column: Why did Roki Sasaki sign with the Dodgers? Health not wealth drove his decision
Despite an alarming number of recent Dodgers pitcher injuries, the franchise sold Roki Sasaki on the idea they would help him ...
Oliver Bateman: The last battle for Pittsburgh steel
Pittsburgh’s relationship with decline is complicated. The city lost half its population after the steel industry collapsed ...
The last battle for Pittsburgh steel | Opinion
The city lost half its population after the steel industry collapsed in the 1970s and 1980s, yet has clung to relevance as a ...
A new rival bid for US Steel is emerging as the US extends deadline on Nippon's bid blocked by Biden
The bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life, even as the potential for a new bid for the ...
How Roki Sasaki’s life, career and outlook were shaped by disaster
Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help ...
Cleveland-Cliffs still interested in U.S. Steel if pending merger fails
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Monday his company is ready to make another offer for U.S. Steel if its ...
Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the ...
MLB6d
Ranking the best rookie seasons by Japanese-born players
In the wake of Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki announcing he'll be signing with the Dodgers, the baseball world will anticipate with excitement the arrival of the star right-hander in the Major Leagues.
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki's MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America. Here's why
Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency ...
Sports Illustrated13d
Former Pirates, Royals Outfielder Edward Olivares Set to Join Orix Buffaloes in Japan
Olivares opened 2024 with the Pittsburgh Pirates following an offseason ... a release so he can lock down a more secure situation in Japan. According to Gaijin Baseball, the Buffaloes had been ...
The New York Times20d
Why Japan Won’t Stop Trying to Invest in the U.S.
By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo As signs emerged that President Biden was gearing up to stop the Japanese steel maker Nippon Steel from acquiring Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel, top ...