But the Yankees were clearly positioning themselves to add another big bat from Japan. How they balance Murakami’s power potential with defensive concerns and existing roster pieces will be key.

With third base standing out as a conspicuous gap for the New York Yankees, perhaps they could tap into the international market in the offseason and land a Japanese superstar at the position.

According to ESPN Insider Buster Olney, there are some officials with the Yankees and other teams who met with Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki are concerned they may have their “proprietary ...

Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years (Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason and Roki Sasaki this offseason), the New York Yankees came up ...

The Yankees are feeling quietly optimistic about their chances to land Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki. According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the organization believes it has made a ...

The New York Yankees may be long shots to land Roki Sasaki, but they're reportedly still in the running. With the deadline to sign approaching (Jan. 15), the 23-year-old Japanese phenom is ...

The Yankees, along with 19 other MLB teams, recently met with Japanese ace Roki Sasaki in Los Angeles as part of the highly anticipated free agent’s decision-making process, according to his ...

The Yankees don’t know exactly where they stand in the arms race for Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, but they do know one thing. They’ve made it further in this process than they did in the ...

The Yankees lost Yamamoto’s sweepstakes last year, as he signed with the Dodgers. Now they have a chance at a younger — and cheaper — Japanese star. “He is really gifted and very young ...

Major League Baseball might not just have one generational talent on the market this winter in New York Yankees‘ star Juan Soto. Japanese superstar pitcher Roki Sasaki could be on the market if ...

By David Waldstein Masa Kawai wore his faded Yankees cap on Wednesday as he served customers at the Japanese doughnut shop he owns in Edgewater, N.J. It was two days before Game 1 of a World ...