The Dodgers may add a third Japanese-born player to their roster in the offseason. In addition to Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles may become the new home of right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki.
Sasaki, 23, made his professional debut in 2021 in the Nippon Professional Baseball. He has pitched for the Chiba Lotte Marines for four seasons. Sasaki logged a 2.35 ERA with 129 strikeouts and 32 walks across 18 games this season. But, Sasaki reportedly declined an offer from his current team, suggesting a potential MLB career is in his future.
Roki Sasaki has declined an offer from the Chiba Lotte Marines, per sources.