Ball players can be quite particular about the things they want in the Club house, and for the Dodgers, there is no suggestion outside the table, including the change in the design of some bathrooms to attract a potential player.
After Rōki Sasaki suggested that having Japanese -style bathrooms would help influence his decision on where to sign, the Dodgers come out and made the change in the middle of a renewal of $ 100 million of the team’s club house.
The issue had emerged at a meeting with Sasaki and team officials, which included the president and CEO of the Stan Kasten team.
“Duration at our first meeting with Roki, we told about the project we had ongoing to update our Club and facilities house,” Kasten told the OC record. “It was a position of all the comforts we were adding.” We are going to have this and this and this. “And he asked:” Are you going to have Japanese style baths? “
Japanese toilets include a bidé function, a remote control, heating seats and an automatic member, among other advanced features.
Later, Sasaki admitted that the suggestion was a bit more ironic, but the pitcher had liked the team to be willing to listen to his opinion and that “it was definitely a factor” in him joining the team of the.
“Done. You have it,” CUPS recalled in the Sasaki market the meeting. “It was a good idea that we obtained from a player.”
Sasaki signed with the Dodgers and in his first season in the major leagues, has published an effectiveness of 3.55 in six openings for Los Angeles.
He has counted 20 strikeouts in 25 tickets thrown and has a 1.421 whip.
Duration of his most recent departure, Sasaki struck out four four races in five hits in an 8-4 victory over the pirates on Saturday.
The Dodgers signed Sasaki in January for a signature bonus of $ 6.5 million, surpassing parents and Blue Jays for the services of Japanese pitchers. The Mets and the Yankees also launched, but were not among the finalists.