Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was born in Japan, and Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players will compete at home for the Dodgers and Cubs.

Thousands of paying fans in Tokyo clapped and cheered as they watched Shohei Ohtani make a brief appearance in practice with his Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday ahead of the ...

Roki Sasaki will make his major league debut by starting for the Dodgers by starting the second game of the 2025 season.

When Juan Soto signed with the New York Mets, leaving behind pinstripes—it was news. The post Roki Sasaki’s Surprising Blue ...

Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki made a strong statement after his spring training debut in Tuesday's game vs. Reds ...

Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw ... and being a rival with the San Diego Padres and Giants. “The first time putting on a Dodger uniform, so ...

PHOENIX — As free-agent acquisitions go, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki generated similar hype ... the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018 and the San Diego Padres in 2023 before punctuating a stellar second ...

Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom ... five hits and five earned runs in just one inning of work against the Padres. How did Yamamoto respond to his day-one stinker?

$182 million deal and adding Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, among many other moves — to put their payroll at roughly $321 million for next season. However, those two pitchers are just the ...

Sasaki is arguably the most compelling arm on ... while getting more than 18 outs in just three starts for the San Diego Padres. After a 2024 season that saw him start late due to not signing ...

Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto stand on ... Sasaki ultimately chose the Dodgers over the Padres and Blue Jays, who were also in his final three. Prior to Sasaki’s switch ...

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki shocked just about everyone ... and chose the Dodgers over the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays, the other finalists in his ...