Teruaki Sato recently got posted after playing for the Hanshin Tigers of the NPB.
— RooftopSports (@RoofTopMariner) October 21, 2026
I happened to go through his Instagram and noticed he visited Seattle back in December of 2023, where he was seen wearing a Julio Rodríguez jersey and checking out the city.
Now, of course, this is no guarantee he’d sign with the Mariners—especially since they haven't signed a prominent Japanese star since Yusei Kikuchi in 2019. But he already has a taste of what Seattle is all about, and he knows the legacy Ichiro left with the franchise.
We'll see...
also thank you @_Konjac_Jelly for pointing this out!!!