Roki Sasaki, the “Monster of the Reiwa Era,” will get his wish to pitch in the majors next season. The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced overnight that they intend to make the star starting pitcher available through the posting system that will make Sasaki the kind of bargain even tiny markets can fit into a budget.
A Monster is coming to Major League Baseball, and the Yankees and Mets — and truly all 28 other teams — will be interested.
Roki Sasaki, the “Monster of the Reiwa Era,” will get his wish to pitch in the majors next season.
The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced overnight that they intend to make the star starting pitcher available through the posting system that will make Sasaki the kind of bargain even tiny markets can fit into a budget.
The right-hander throws 100 mph, is renowned for a devastating splitter and turned 23 last week.
He is so determined to pitch in the majors that he will arrive before his dream contract arrives.
If Sasaki waited two years, he would be treated as a free agent and could seek the kind of 12-year, $325 million mega-deal that Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers last December.
