Arguably the most talented pitcher in the world not currently pitching in MLB will make his debut in 2025 after the Chiba Lotte Marines announced this weekend that they will be posting the 23-year-old Roki Sasaki.

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, expected to be the most coveted free agent amateur since Shohei Ohtani, has made a decision about coming to MLB.

Let the breathless speculation begin: One of the world’s best pitchers is expected to be out there for the taking, and unlike MLB’s current crop of free agents, all 30 teams could foreseeably afford him.

Roki Sasaki is coming to MLB next season. His NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, announced overnight (on X) that

CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving the pitcher to a big league club in North America via the posting system.

The biggest Japanese baseball star since Shohei Ohtani is on his way to MLB at 23. A long-anticipated, cost-controlled bidding war will ensue.

The Chiba Lotte Marines announced they have chosen to start the process of moving the pitcher to North America via the posting system.

Roki Sasaki is younger, bigger and throws harder than Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Every MLB team will have a shot to acquire him once he's posted, but is he the Dodgers' to lose?

Because Sasaki is so young, he's going to be subject to strict rules when it comes to signing with an MLB team