Roki Sasaki wasn’t always destined for the Los Angeles Dodgers like many speculated.
According to the Japanese phenom’s agent Joel Wolfe, Sasaki could have easily ended up choosing the San Diego Padres or Toronto Blue Jays instead.
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However, when Sasaki announced he would be joining the reigning World Series champions, there was an outcry from many baseball fans. There were several questions surrounding the integrity of Sasaki’s free agent process, but Wolfe defended the 23-year-old pitcher’s journey to stateside baseball.