Baseball: Roki Sasaki sweepstakes heating up between MLB clubs

The battle to sign coveted Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is heating up between Major League Baseball teams. According to U.S. media, the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers had met with him by Tuesday, while the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox may have already spoken with the 23-year-old right-hander. On Dec. 10, his agent, Joel Wolfe, revealed that over 20 major league teams had contacted him about Sasaki. Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers and Yu Darvish’s San Diego Padres are also reportedly vying for the talented but injury-prone pitcher, who…

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