The race to sign Rōki Sasaki appears to be down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Per MLB insider Francys Romero, the San Diego Padres are

Executives around MLB have questions about whether there was any funny business involved in Dodgers' signing of Roki Sasaki.

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki may be 23 years old, but he is not your typical rookie. He comes to LA with four years of professional experience under his belt from his time in Japan.

Despite the million-dollar salary Roki Sasaki could have earned with the Padres, he chose to join the starting rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been busy this offseason. They had already signed Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernandez, Blake Treinen and Michael Conforto in free agency and further supplemented their roster with Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott over the weekend.

The Dodgers’ signing of Roki Sasaki was like a Hollywood script. The post “A Farce”: Despite MLB’s Go Ahead Roki Sasaki’s Dodgers Deal Continues to Raise Doubts for One Reason appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Everyone gave it their all to have Roki Sasaki don their jerseys in 2025, but in the end, there could only be one winner.