Roki Sasaki’s posting will likely extend into the 2025 international signing period, according to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, allowing teams as much as $7,555,500 to sign the prized Japanese pitcher.

The international bonus pools reset when the new signing period starts in 2025, with every team having between $5 million and $8 million. Sasaki will get more money by waiting, and that matters to the Marines because the posting fee they get will be 20% of his signing bonus.

MLB free agency got a jolt when the Chiba Lotte Marines announced their intention to post Roki Sasaki before the start of the 2025 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers emerged as the early favorite to sign Sasaki,