As the competition to sign Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki heats up, a mystery team has reportedly entered the chat.

Former Detroit Tigers reliever Trey Wingenter is headed to Japan. The 30-year-old right-hander signed with the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced this week.

At the time, Wolfe noted that Sasaki planned to head back to Japan for a week or two afterwards ... and in doing so surprised the baseball world by landing with the Angels.

The Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes appear to be centralized in Southern California. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, "While the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

Inks deal with Japanese team ...

The Seibu Lions of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball announced that they have signed right-hander Trey Wingenter, relayed ...

The initial list of MLB teams that expressed interest in Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, with the talented young pitcher taking ...

Roki Sasaki may be the most sought baseball pitcher this offseason. The San Diego Padres are a strong contender for his ...

Though the Red Sox have reached out, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow confirmed the club has not yet been granted a ...

In his home country, Sasaki first jumped onto the scene in 2019 when he broke the Japanese high school fastball record, ...

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported on Friday that the Rangers are one of “the obvious front-runners” for Sasaki’s ...