The Dodgers have an absolutely loaded starting rotation after signing Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki. Here's how it breaks down entering 2025.
Following the World Series triumph in October last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers upgraded the rotation by signing two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell in the offseason.
Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki announced he has chosen to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 23-year-old pitcher with an electric fastball will join with WBC teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Los Angeles attempts to win back-to-back titles.
This time it was Roki Sasaki’s turn to break the Blue Jays’ hearts. The 23-year-old Japanese star is signing with the Dodgers, and just like Shohei Ohtani a year ago, Sasaki broke the news himself with an Instagram post.
Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move that many baseball executives have long expected.
Here's a first look at what the Dodgers rotation could look like next season when everyone is healthy with Roki Sasaki in the mix.
The Las Vegas Athletics may have found their potential franchise player in Japan after signing 18-year-old Shotaro Morii on Wednesday for a $1.5 million bonus deal. After a saddening end to the Athletics’ season and moving away from the historic Oakland Coliseum,
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Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years (Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason and Roki Sasaki this offseason
Roki Sasaki is set to make his decision to join an MLB team in the next 10 days and most of the signs point towards the young Japanese flamethrower signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed to a minor league contract with the Athletics.