Everything to Know About Roki Sasaki

Meet the 23-year old Japanese phenom, who's giving up millions of dollars for a chance to compete against the best baseball players in the world.

Introduction

At age 23, Roki Sasaki has become a Japanese phenomenon, and he appears to be next in line in what has become an impressive list of overseas baseball players making the journey over to MLB looking to dominate new competition. After setting records with his groundbreaking velocity, tossing Japan’s first perfect game in nearly three decades, and helping Team Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Sasaki has decided to forego a potential blockbuster free agent contract to come to the United States earlier than anyone expected. With a nine-figure price tag off the table, feasibly any MLB team could be the lucky recipient of his talents this offseason. So let’s figure out exactly who this guy is, and where he might end up in 2025

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