The current MLB champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have been the dominant team on and off the diamond by signing the best international prospects in recent years, as well as winni

The Dodgers have become the pipeline for Japanese players in Major League Baseball, and the team will look to make history with their roster this season.

On Thursday it was reported that Roki Sasaki would be joining the rotation that includes Blake Snell, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow.

The race to land Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki is nearing its boiling point, and one elite talent on the Los Angeles Dodgers recently turned the fire up on the proverbial pot.

Magic Johnson wasted no time in making Rōki Sasaki feel welcome in Los Angeles after the 23-year-old pitching phenom agreed to a deal with the

The prized righty pitcher was one of the most sought-after international free agents in recent memory and picked the Dodgers over a considerable list of other suitors.

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on Earth is destined for Dodger Blue, but there's more going on here.

The New York Mets' quest for another deep playoff run has gotten a lot harder. Japanese phenom starting pitcher Roki Sasaki announced on his Instagram account

With Sasaki's addition, the Dodgers' rotation is loaded. They will have their 12-year, $326.5 million signee Yoshinobu Yamamoto leading the rotation, alongside two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, who signed a five-year deal with the Dodgers this offseason.

The Los Angeles Dodgers came into the offseason with an already very strong starting rotation. They had Shohei Ohtani, who will return from Tommy John surgery, Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They added Blake Snell in November.

NAPA — Around three o’clock on Friday afternoon, Roki Sasaki announced he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Less than 24 hours later, the San Francisco Giants hosted the first leg of their FanFest Tour in Napa to garner excitement for the coming season.