Before the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japanese Professional Baseball League officially posted the right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki for MLB clubs last month, MLB conducted an investigation to ...

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DALLAS — Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher said picking a club will be “like the draft ...

But Sasaki, 23, has been putting up some bonkers numbers in Japan, with a 2.02 career ERA, and there’s a chance he comes over to Major League Baseball through the posting process this offseason.

This is not a sad day for baseball. This is a great day for baseball. Roki Sasaki, arguably the best young pitcher in the world, is a Dodger. Sasaki announced his decision in an Instagram post Friday.

It’s unclear yet when Sasaki will officially be posted, starting the 45-day clock for him to sign with a major league club. Sasaki helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

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By: Will Sammon, Dennis Lin, Fabian Ardaya, Tyler Kepner and Eno Sarris For some teams in Major League Baseball, the chase for Roki Sasaki could not be measured in mere months. It lasted for years ...

Image credit: Roki Sasaki (Photo by Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Roki Sasaki could have waited until he was 25 to come to Major League Baseball.. That’s the path that ...

It’s unclear yet when Sasaki will be posted, starting the 45-day clock for him to sign with a major league club. The 2024 international signing period ends Dec. 15 and the 2025 period opens Jan. 15.