A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected.
It was an impressive, albeit mixed rookie season for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Japanese phenom looked impressive during his first campaign in the Majors, however ...
The move comes just over a year after the Dodgers nabbed both Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency. Yamamoto was said to be a huge factor for the Dodgers in convincing Sasaki to ...
The lineup features two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, three-time NPB Pacific League MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, three-time MLB MVP Shohei Ohtani — and possibly NPB ace Roki Sasaki.
Furthermore, the team brought back Teoscar Hernandez in free agency as well. With Ohtani, Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Snell, the Dodgers have perhaps the best rotation in ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on an unprecedented stretch that dates back to last offseason when they signed Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to respective record-setting contracts.