MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher says picking a club will be “like the draft in reverse.”

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MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

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