Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, it was announced that Roki Sasaki, the 22-year-old Japanese superstar pitcher, agreed to a contract with his current Pacific League team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, for the 2024 season. There have been rumors in the past that Sasaki was interested in being posted for MLB teams as soon as possible, but his current team might be interested in holding on to him...
All signs are pointing to Yoshinobu Yamamoto heading to the United States to play for a Major League Baseball club in 2024. The 25-year-old right-handed ace from the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization will become a free agent this offseason. Yamamoto is having a spectacular season in Japan, and all signs point to him easily making the transition to MLB. Baseball fans...
Move over Godzilla, there’s a new monster in Japan. Rōki Sasaki—known as the Monster of Reiwa—is the next phenom pitcher to come out of Japan. The 21-year-old has dominated the 2023 World Baseball Classic, displaying his freakish stuff for the entire world to see. Sasaki’s brilliance began in pool play against the Czech Republic, where he struck out eight and allowed an unearned run...
