The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won't be signing with them, people familiar with the negotiations told. But the Toronto Blue Jays,

The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are winding down, with finalists emerging and teams being informed that they're out of the running.