{"id":2875,"date":"2025-01-19T03:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2875"},"modified":"2025-01-19T03:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:09:04","slug":"money-was-a-limited-factor-for-roki-sasaki-and-he-picked-the-dodgers-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2875","title":{"rendered":"Money was a limited factor for Roki Sasaki, and he picked the Dodgers anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>East Idaho News<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>The courting of young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki was one of the few instances that all 30 Major League Baseball teams were on equal footing for prized talent. A time when some of the lower-spending teams had a chance to pick up a promising player and add a little parity to a sport that \u2026 Hahahahaha \u2014 just kidding. He\u2019s signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 23-year-old right-hander, who has a fastball that tops 100 mph, joins the defending World Series champions in a move that felt inevitable. The San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays were the other finalists, but as expected, he\u2019s &#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/1253411099036615108?c=768235488726712320\">\u3082\u3063\u3068\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by East Idaho News The courting of young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki was one of the few instances that all 30 Major League Baseball teams were on equal footing for prized talent. 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