"I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE INVITATION." PHILADELPHIA VIRTUALLY 'OUT' OF SASAKI RECRUITMENT BATTLE

While competition for recruitment of Roki Sasaki, who is trying to advance to the Major League in Japanese professional baseball, has begun to heat up, some teams have already been left behind. Dave Dombrowski, president of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball operations division, said in an interview with local media such as "MLB.com " on the 21s