{"id":2881,"date":"2025-01-23T02:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2025-01-23T02:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:40:51","slug":"baseball-dodgers-announce-signing-of-japanese-flamethrower-sasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2881","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Dodgers announce signing of Japanese flamethrower Sasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/288215928582407265\/profile_2.png);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 \/>Kyodo News<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday announced the acquisition of hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. The talented but injury-prone 23-year-old was posted by the Lotte Marines in December and revealed his new team Friday on Instagram. He chose the Dodgers after reportedly meeting with other Major League Baseball teams including the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Sasaki, whose fastball has been clocked as high as 165 kilometers (102.5 miles) per hour, will join compatriots Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles. Last year, two-way star Ohtani&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/1254852427107549400?c=768235488726712320\">\u3082\u3063\u3068\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Kyodo News The Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday announced the acquisition of hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. 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