FILE - Roki Sasaki, of Japan, pitches during their Pool B game against the Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Japan Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Joel Wolfe, agent for Japanese player Roki Sasaki, speaks to reporters at the Major League Baseball winter meetings in Dallas, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)