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 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.

The Los Angeles Dodgers got a second and final meeting with Roki Sasaki, and the team reportedly made sure the righty knew just how loaded a roster he'd be joining if he chose L.A. over the San Diego Padres.

Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on four of ESPN’s first 10 “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts along with a March 27 appearance on the sport’s main opening day.

Major League Baseball has announced its first half schedule for Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN, headlined by the Opening Week game of the Atlanta Braves taking on the San Diego Padres. Here are the five best matchups on the slate.

The Yankees will face their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets, in their first Sunday Night Baseball appearance on May 18. It will be the finale of a three-game series which will bring former Yankees’ right fielder Juan Soto back to the Bronx for the first time since he spurned them for the Mets. It is part of ESPN’s “Rivalry Week.”