The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract last offseason, which at the time represented the largest deal in professional sports history.

Andrew Friedman reveals the Los Angeles Dodgers' plan for Roki Sasaki to start the 2025 season against the Chicago Cubs.

Roki Sasaki speaks out on choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers and teaming up with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

On this night in December, Sasaki sat down for sushi with former Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. It was after he had his initial meeting with the Dodgers and just at the beginning of the 23-year-old’s transition to Major League Baseball.

Roki Sasaki, MLB’s rising star, reveals how Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto played a pivotal role in his decision to join the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shohei Ohtani joining the Dodgers meant a formidable trio at the top batting order alongside Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.

Ohtani sent a text to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman even before Sasaki’s agent informed the club.

The Dodgers have introduced prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who agreed to a minor league contract with a $6.5 million signing bonus. The 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph

Andrew Friedman and the Los Angeles Dodgers were already on the Roki Sasaki hype train when the pitcher was still in high school.

"One of our goals is to have baseball fans in Japan convert to Dodger blue," president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at Ohtani's introductory press conference, "and to have Shohei ...

He also represented Team Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, playing alongside Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Dodgers president Andrew Friedman is hopeful that these connections could ...