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Japanese baseball star Roki Sasaki joining LA Dodgers

Prized Japanese pitcher Sasaki announces decision to join Dodgers

Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki said on Friday he has agreed to join Major League Baseball's reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodger.

NBC News on MSN · 8h

Los Angeles Dodgers land star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, the hottest international free agent in baseball, is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on social media Friday. The 23-year-old right-hander said he signed a minor-league deal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Athletics Sign Shotaro Morii To A Record-Breaking Contract

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2-way player Shotaro Morii, 18, bypasses Japan baseball to sign with A's

Hoping to become a two-way player in MLB just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Athletics.

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Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with the A's.

The Athletics Sign Shotaro Morii To A Record-Breaking Contract

In keeping with their newfound profligacy, this week it was announced that the Athletics signed 18-year-old Japanese star (in waiting?) Shotaro Morii to a record-setting deal, with a $1,510,500 bonus.

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Brewers sign a pitcher from Japanese league with one of the most unique fastballs in baseball

The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in ...

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Phils add minor leaguer, sign Japanese veteran pitcher

In other Phils signing news, they got a Japanese pitcher of their own, though a little older than Sasaki. That’s 31-year-old ...

The ten greatest international baseball moments in 2024

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to ...

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Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners Legend, Earns Election to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Congratulations are in order for Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki, who earned election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of ...

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How Roki Sasaki finalists can get a leg up in contract negotiations for Japanese ace

With it, the clock began to tick on when Japanese ace Roki Sasaki, the best pitcher in the world not already under an MLB ...

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Roki Sasaki to Be MLB Bargain, Igniting Salary Debate in Japan

Major League Baseball is once again getting one of Japan’s best young prospects for next to nothing.

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Yankees 'Would Love' to Sign Japanese Superstar Slugger in 2026

Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years (Yoshinobu Yamamoto last ...

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