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 Los Angeles Dodgers are officially one of two finalists for Roki Sasaki after the right-hander informed the San Diego Padres that they were no longer in the running.

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.

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 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.

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 23-year-old Japanese phenom has a fastball that regularly reaches triple digits and wowed MLB scouts at the World Baseball Classic in 2023.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes is over—the Japanese-born pitcher announced Friday that he has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two days after the international signing period opened on Wednesday, Sasaki took to Instagram to share his decision, making the announcement with a picture of a Dodgers cap in the bleachers.

Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram Friday that he will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sasaki, 23, was the most coveted international free agent of the MLB offseason. He chose to sign with the reigning World Series champions, who have bolstered their oft-injured starting rotation immensely since the winter began.

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.

After much speculation, the hard-throwing Japanese pitcher posts his decision on Instagram, choosing to play with countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles.