“Will you have Japanese style toilets?” »The decision that convinced a Japanese star to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
Article by David Istrate – published Monday, April 28, 2025, 19:43 / Updated Monday, April 28, 2025 7:44
Earlier this year, Los Angeles Dodgers provided Roki Sasaki's services (23 years) and, according to the American press, an additional reason that convinced the Japanese star to sign was the promise of the leadership that he would build Japanese toilets inside the stadium.
Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that won the major baseball league (MLB) in 2024, reached an agreement with Roki Sasaki, a young player who debuted in 2021 in his native country. It evolved in the period 2021-2024 for Chiba Lotte Marines and has been included twice in the team of celebrities in the Japanese baseball league.
Roki Sasaki, unusual request: “sounds like a joke”
In an interview recently given for a publication in Orange County, Los Angeles, Stan Kasten, Dodge's president and CEO, convinced Sasaki to come to the United States, after promising to build Japanese toilets.
“During our first meeting with Roki, I told him about the project we have to renovate the land and facilities. I told him about all the improvements we were going to add and asked”Will you have Japanese -style toilets?». It was a good idea received from a player, ”said Kasten, quoted by Bleacher Report.
Dodgers' leader did not spend much time: “Ready, it is solved,” Kasten told Sasaki.
“It sounds like a joke. But for me, it's quite important,” explained the Japanese player who evolves as a thrower.
Japanese toilets are among the most modern in the world, Having Bideus included, remote control, heated colac, LEDs and other features.
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Upon signing the contract, Roki Sasaki received a bonus of $ 6.5 million. The 23 -year -old athlete has already debuted for Los Angeles Dodgers. The MLB en-tite champion has a balance of 18 victories and 10 defeats and occupies the second position in the western division of the National League, being exceeded only by San Francisco Giants (19 won matches and 10 lost).
