MLB's 2025 international signing period opened, an annual date of significance in which top international amateur players can begin signing with MLB teams.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Roki Sasaki bid is alive and well, but there are two other teams with their hearts set on the Japanese phenom as well. Sasaki, 23, officially became eligible to sign with a Major League Baseball team on Wednesday,

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are hot on the tail of Roki Sasaki, the most exciting international prospect on the market. But only one of them can snag him.

The San Diego Padres and the reigning MLB champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are two of the favorites and finalists for the coveted signature of Japanese ace Roki Sasaki, who has been given the green light to sign with any Major League team that can woo him during this offseason.