It’s not a secret Los Angeles Dodgers Have been able to attract Japanese stars lately.
Yoshinobu yamamoto chose dodgers over New York Mets Last year, when both teams offered him $ 325 million.
More recently, Roki Sasaki has also chosen Dodgers despite being reportedly offering Toronto Blue Jays.
Because of his age, Sasaki, 23, was limited to international teams of teams.
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The New York Mets Kodai Senga Backer is thrown against Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of the game 1 from the NL Championship series on October 13, 2024. In Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
AND Shohei ohtani He decided to stay in Los Angeles and sign with the Dodgers before the 2024 campaign.
Japanese stars have joined other teams in recent years, but Yamamoto and Sasaki have undoubtedly a supreme prospect for Pitching except Okhhtani since Masahiro Tanaka arrived in 2014 with the Yankees.
On the eve of the 2023 season, Kodai collapsed with New York Mets five-year-old, $ 90 million, and should be at the top of their rotation this season after missing most of the last season.
As he reported on spring training on Tuesday, Senga asked that Mets could land more Japanese stars, and he was brutally honest.
“Of course, I would love to have something else on Mets, but the climate is beautiful there, and I think it definitely plays a role,” Said Senga.
The New York Mets initial Kodai Senga reacting is responding to some difficulty with the PitchCC during the first inning against Milwaukee Brewers 28. June 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
“We have to build a roof.”
Mets owner Steve Cohen had previously been teasing the roof after noting that it would cost approximately $ 800 million. But, last year, he said that the “ship sailed” because it was “too expensive”.
There will soon be more Japanese stars coming to the US. Lefty Slugger Munetka Murakami, who hit 56 Homer in 2022 and has abroad. 938 career is expected to join the main leagues next year.
It should also be noted that Blue Jays have a roof, so the time obviously wasn’t all for Sasaka.
Kodai Senga from New York Mets during the first inning against Atlanta Braves on Cita Field 26. July 2024 in New York. (Jim Mcisaac/Getty Images)
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In the list of the main leagues of the born 15 Japan, and the latest for debuting with MLB was Chicago Cubs Pitcher Shota Imanaga.
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