Roki Sasaki's 'Mystery Team' Revealed in New Report
Japanese free agent right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki flew to Canada to meet with one previously unreported team this offseason.
Published Jan 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM EST
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Roki Sasaki's window to meet with teams around Major League Baseball will close in 10 days. Soon, we will know which team is the winner of the offseason's most fascinating free agent sweepstakes.
The right-handed pitcher was reported last week to have serious interest from a "mystery team" beyond the group of seven widely reported to have met with him this offseason:the Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Mets, Yankees, Cubs, and Rangers.
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Monday, Ken Rosenthal and Andy McCullough of The Athletic reported the Toronto Blue Jays met with Sasaki in Canada. That would make them the first team to secure a meeting with the free agent from Japan beyond his agent's headquarters in Los Angeles.
More to come on this story from Newsweek Sports.
OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan in action during the training session at Sugimoto Shoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima on March 05, 2023 in Osaka, Japan. Sasaki met with the Blue Jays. OSAKA, JAPAN - MARCH 05: Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan in action during the training session at Sugimoto Shoji Buffaloes Stadium Maishima on March 05, 2023 in Osaka, Japan. Sasaki met with the Blue Jays. Kenta Harada/Getty Images
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