The right Japanese He announced on Friday he will sign with the Dodgers, in which his compatriots, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are already.
“It was a very difficult decision, but I will do everything possible,” said Sasaki.
“In my press conference for joining the club, I hope to use my Dodgers uniform, feeling gratitude for all those who have supported me.”
According to the reports, San Diego’s parents and Toronto’s tiles were the other two finalists of Sasaki, who reduced his decision to three franchises after his agent Joel Wolfe said that up to 20 major leagues team showed interest in the early Low season.
“At the end of the day, we want players who want to be here,” said parents’ baseball operations, AJ Preller, according to Kevin Acee, of San Diego Union-Tribune. “We are going to move on and we will seek to add to a really talented list.”
The 23 -year -old will only be eligible to receive a modest contract as a foreign professional under 25 years with less than six years of experience.
The ex -star of Los Marines de Chiba Lotte moves to North America after an excellent four -seasons in the main professional league in Japan. It has an effectiveness of 2.10 with 11.5 k/9 in 64 appearances. It also recorded an effectiveness of 3.52 with 11 strikeouts in 7.2 entries for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Sasaki’s bonus will be $ 6.5 million, a source told Jack Harris about Los Angeles Times.
The Dodgers changed the Dylan Campbell gardens prospect to the Philadelphia Philis for international bonus space. They also acquired additional space from the Cincinnati reds for the minor league gardener Arnaldo Lantigua.