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 Padres are finalists for Roki Sasaki and they should follow up with these free agents this offseason amid ownership concerns.

Right until the very end, the San Diego Padres thought they had a real shot at landing Roki Sasaki, doing everything possible — from giving him a star-studded tour of the city to ensuring they had as much international bonus pool money as possible — to give themselves the edge over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The San Diego Padres faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, a rivalry matchup that was arguably more entertaining than the Fall C

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram that he will be joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, forcing the San Diego Padres to pivot from their international signing plans.

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

The San Diego Padres are one of the final three teams being considered by Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki.

The introductory press conference of Roki Sasaki at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday was attended by several members of the media who were busy finding the reason why the Japanese ace might have decided on

At 23, Sasaki joins a Dodgers squad already stacked with Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto ... down to three finalists: the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, and ...

The San Diego Padres have received another Roki Sasaki meeting. As the sweepstakes intensify, teams are already being told they are out of the running like the

The Padres are finalizing deals with a pair of Dominican prospects and could be out of the Roki Sasaki race. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

In San Diego, news that one-man Powerball ticket Roki Sasaki has decided to join the Dodgers was more than a gut punch. It was a steel-toed boot to the shin, a Clydesdale stomp to the foot, a right hook to the jaw. This hurt in all kinds of ways, big and bigger than big.