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Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki joins Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto on LA Dodgers
The 23-year-old right-hander announces he has agreed to sign with the World Series champions, forming a dream rotation for the Dodgers who land their man once again.
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By Shintaro Kano
Updated on 18 January 2025 09:53 GMT+1
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Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will be playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
(2023 Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers struck again.
In a hardly surprising outcome, Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki announced on Friday (17 January) that he will begin his Major League Baseball career in 2025 with the World Series champions Dodgers.
The 23-year-old right-hander dropped the news via Instagram. He will join forces with countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who both signed with the Dodgers last winter for a combined US$1 billion.
“I will be signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Sasaki said in his brief post on Instagram.
“It was a difficult decision but I want to work had to make sure it was the right one when I look back on my career one day.”
According to various reports, Sasaki will receive a signing bonus of $6.5 million after signing a minor league contract since he is under 25. A date of his unveiling was not immediately known.
