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Japanese star Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram. The 23-year-old right-hander with a sizzling fastball and deadly splitter joins Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the World Series champion Dodgers.

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday,

Sasaki, nicknamed in Japan as "the Monster of the Reiwa Era," struck out 11 batters in 7 and ⅔ innings with a 3.52 ERA during the 2023 WBC. In Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, he struck out 129 hitters in 111 regular-season innings for the Marines in the 2024 season.

While Ohtani might not be ready to pitch at the outset of the 2025 season, the Dodgers can expect Ohtani, Yamamoto and now Sasaki, three of the most gifted NPB pitchers in recent history, all on the mound for them at some point in 2025. Unlike the 10-year ...

The Rangers took a more muted approach for the IFA period than past years, partly because they want to be opportunistic elsewhere.

The Rangers President of Baseball Operations said the organization put its ‘best foot forward’ in its pitch to the Japanese right-hander.

Tickets for the Los Angeles Dodgers' season opener against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome have sold out for season-ticket holders and are now available on resale sites. Prices for the two-game series in Japan range from $2,000 to over $19,000.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series this past fall and yet that didn't stop them from being extremely aggressive throughout the offseason. Los Angeles has added some top-tier talent, including Blake Snell,

The Los Angeles Dodgers have already added Blake Snell and Rōki Sasaki this winter but could make one more splash before opening day.