Jan 17, 2025 · TORONTO -- This time it was Roki Sasaki’s turn to break the Blue Jays’ hearts. The 23-year-old Japanese star is signing with the Dodgers, and just like Shohei Ohtani a year ago, Sasaki broke the news himself with an Instagram post.

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Nov 9, 2024 · On Saturday morning, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced they’ll post 23-year-old righty Rōki Sasaki this off-season. Due to his age, Sasaki will be signed as an international free agent (it’s unclear if it’ll be in the 2024 or 2025 class), meaning that all 30 teams in Major League Baseball have the finances to sign him to a minor league deal.

Jan 8, 2025 · I’m hearing Rōki Sasaki has spoken with *at least* one team beyond the previously reported list of the Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Mets, Yankees, Cubs, and Rangers. @MLBNetwork — Jon Morosi ...

Sasaki is a 23-year-old right-hander who has posted eye-popping numbers in his 4 seasons in Japan – 30-15 record, 2.02 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 11.4 K/9. Sasaki’s main concern over the last few months hasn’t been about what team to sign with or where he could end up, though.

Jan 17, 2025 · Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended...

Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki, born November 3, 2001), nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era" (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jan 17, 2025 · Japanese star Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram. The 23-year-old right-hander with a sizzling fastball and deadly splitter joins Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the World Series champion Dodgers.

Dec 31, 2024 · Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto confirmed during the event in Dallas that the team would be pursuing Japanese starting pitcher, and potential ace, Roki Sasaki.