Roki Sasaki discussed his decision to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sasaki will join a star-studded rotation headlined by Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
\"As I transition to the major leagues, I am deeply honored so many teams reached out to me, especially considering I haven\'t achieved much in Japan,\" Sasaki, speaking through an interpreter, said in front of hundreds of media members. \"It makes me feel more focused than ever. I am truly grateful to all the team officials who took the time to meet with me during this process.
\"I spent the past month both embracing and reflecting on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to choose a place purely based on where I can grow as a player the most,\" Sasaki continued. \"Every organization helped me in its own way, and it was an incredibly difficult decision to choose just one. I am fully aware that there are many different opinions out there. But now that I have decided to come here, I want to move forward with the belief that the decision I made is the best one, trust in those who believed in my potential and (have) conviction in the goals that I set for myself.\"
Sasaki, 23, is considered one of the world\'s most promising pitching prospects, with a triple-digit fastball and an otherworldly splitter. Through four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, Sasaki posted a 2.10 ERA, a 0.89 WHIP and 505 strikeouts against just 88 walks in 394⅔ innings.
