{"id":5599,"date":"2024-11-09T22:24:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T22:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=5599"},"modified":"2024-11-09T22:24:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T22:24:19","slug":"trade-breaking-roki-sasaki-officially-being-posted-to-mlb-dodgers-are-favorites-to-sign-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=5599","title":{"rendered":"TRADE BREAKING: Roki Sasaki Officially Being Posted to MLB; Dodgers Are Favorites to Sign Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roki Sasaki is officially being posted to Major League Baseball this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiba Lotte Marines announced that the team has begun the process of posting Sasaki.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are considered the heavy favorites to sign him this offseason.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=noahcamras&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1855134022319718886&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Froki-sasaki-officially-being-posted-to-mlb-dodgers-are-favorites-to-sign-him%2F2024%2F11%2F08%2F&amp;sessionId=c81e510f95da523666331ee36d9bf396e0257356&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1855134022319718886\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to inform you that we have decided to begin the process of pitcher (Roki Sasaki) transferring to a Major League Baseball (MLB) team via posting,\u201d the team announced.<\/p>\n<p>The team included a message from Sasaki: \u201cSince I joined the team, the team has been listening to my thoughts about my future challenge in the MLB, and I am very grateful to the team for officially allowing me to post now. There were many things that did not go well during my five years with the Marines, but I was always supported by my teammates, staff, front office, and fans, and was able to come this far by concentrating only on baseball. I will do my best to work my way up from my minor contract to become the best player in the world, so that I will have no regrets in my one and only baseball career and so that I can live up to the expectations of everyone who has supported me this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sasaki is 23 years old and only eligible to sign a minor league contract with international bonus pool money as the signing bonus. The Dodgers, with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, are considered the favorites to land the pitching superstar.<\/p>\n<p>The Marines\u2019 general manager, Matsumoto, had this to say about Sasaki: \u201cEver since he joined the team, we have heard from him that he dreamed of playing in America. 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