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Dodgers' Japan dominance is being threatened after staying out of free agent market

Munetaka Murakami, Tatsuya Imai, and Kazuma Okamoto all ended up with surprise bidders for their services before their posting windows closed. No one expected the White Sox to make a move like signing Murakami for obvious reasons, but the Astros and Blue Jays weren't named teams to watch for the latter two either.

Dodgers fans knew that the roster didn't have space for any of these guys, but some people were still surprised that none of them ended up in LA.

Of course, there's still the possibility that two of them do — Murakami will be a free agent when Freddie Freeman's contract expires, and Imai has player opt-outs after the 2026 and 2027 seasons — but for now, it looks like a loss to anyone who'll take any opportunity to dunk on the Dodgers.