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Roki Sasaki Next? Dodgers Announce 2024 International Signings

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The Dodgers secured talent in the international market, and will now set their sights on Roki Sasaki for 2025. See the new players joining the organization.

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The Dodgers maintain a strong reputation for employing a wealth of international baseball players, acquiring them via free agency like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and also through the international signing period.

Starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is the jewel prize of the international free agents, and while the Dodgers have made signing Sasaki ‘a major priority’ ahead of the 2025 season, the team has emptied its remaining resources to sign a few more players to conclude the 2023-24 period.

Francys Romero shares on X a list of players signed by the Dodgers

Coming from the Dominican Republic are infielders Antoni Urena and Hendry Arvelo, along with pitchers Cesar Sanchez, Samuel Savinon, Shai Romero and Aneudy Almonte.

The Dodgers also signed pitcher Alexis Reyes from Venezuela.

With just over $2.5 million remaining in their yearly allotment, the Dodgers were well ahead of other MLB teams, according to AP News with an allotment of $2,502,500. The Orioles ($2.1 million) and Yankees ($1.4 million) were the teams just behind the Dodgers. Trailing the Dodgers in the National League was the Giants with $1.2 million.

The numbers will reset in 2025, when the Dodgers are set to have an allotment of $5.1 million, and are expected to use it all in an offer to Sasaki.

Your Turn: Why is the international market so important to you? Tell us below in the comments!

Jonathan Garza
Jonathan Garza
Jonathan founded Dodgers Tailgate, your go-to source for Dodgers news, rumors and fun facts. Something about him: he still believes Matt Kemp was should have been named MVP over Ryan Braun.

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Jack
Jack
3 months ago

That’s where the best player in MLB came from Shohei Ohtani..

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