Roki Sasaki isn’t an instant star. The Dodgers don’t need him to be
Roki Sasaki chose right when he signed with the Dodgers.Never mind not being ready to lead the rotation of another team and challenge Shohei Ohtani.…
Photos: Dodger Blue takes over Tokyo during season-opening series
TOKYO — The Dodgers have transformed into Japan’s MLB team after signing Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki the last two seasons. All the glitz of…
How did Roki Sasaki look during his Dodgers debut against Cubs?
TOKYO — It lasted just three innings. It included a grand total of 56 pitches. It ended barely an hour after it first began.But was it ever…
Why Roki Sasaki’s bond with Rikuzentakata endures after 2011 tsunami
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Other than the concrete skeletal remains of a three-story office supply store, there was nothing on the expansive field.Just acres and acres of dried…
Dodgers hope Tokyo Series trip ‘galvanizes’ team chemistry
TOKYO — It was the overriding theme of last October, an intangible factor that yielded triumphant results.During their run to last year’s World Series, the Dodgers repeatedly…
Why the Dodgers don’t need Shohei Ohtani to pitch to start the season
If there was one big surprise this spring, it was the Dodgers’ decision to have Shohei Ohtani “slow-play” his pitching program over the second half…
Roki Sasaki’s first official Dodgers outing is a rousing success
PHOENIX — It all came as advertised.The 99-mph heat. The late-diving, hard-biting splitter. The overwhelming, if still raw, stuff that many expect will make him a future…
How Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki are acclimating with the Dodgers
PHOENIX — As free-agent acquisitions go, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki generated similar hype upon joining the Dodgers this offseason.Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, was…
Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki announces marriage; Bobby Miller feeling better
PHOENIX — The announcement came out of nowhere, so much so that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t even know about it before his daily address with reporters…
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has bigger 2025 goals beyond opening day start
PHOENIX — Last year, Yoshibou Yamamoto’s season debut was a cause for alarm.This year it will signal just how much trust the Japanese right-hander has earned entering…
Five takeaways from Roki Sasaki’s introductory press conference
When Sasaki held his initial round of in-person meetings with teams last month, the pitcher tasked each with a “homework assignment,” as his agent Joel…
Invincible? After historic offseason, the Dodgers sure seem like it
Invincible.The word first came to mind Wednesday afternoon when the Dodgers held a news conference to introduce a nervous kid who has never played a…
Dodgers welcome Roki Sasaki, plan ‘to hit the ground running’
Dodger Stadium remains under construction, in the midst of significant offseason renovations for the defending World Series champions.But hundreds of reporters flocked to Chavez Ravine…
Roki Sasaki meets LeBron James, learns L.A. fingers sign from Rui Hachimura
Roki Sasaki was shown Tuesday night on the Crypto.com Arena video screen during the first half of the Lakers’ game against the Washington Wizards.The crowd…
Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of…
Dodgers reportedly agree to terms with left-hander Tanner Scott
Roki Sasaki might have been the exclamation point on yet another big Dodgers offseason.But the team isn’t done adding to its 2025 roster yet.In another…
Before Roki Sasaki’s posting, MLB conducted protocol investigation
In the wake of Roki Sasaki’s announcement Friday that he was signing with the Dodgers, it didn’t take long for grumbles about his free agency…
Roki Sasaki is on the Dodgers. Here’s why that’s great for MLB
This is not a sad day for baseball. This is a great day for baseball.Roki Sasaki, arguably the best young pitcher in the world, is…
Dodgers’ in-person push to sign Roki Sasaki didn’t involve Ohtani
Neither Shohei Ohtani nor Yoshinobu Yamamoto were part of the Dodgers’ initial in-person pitch to Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki, a meeting that took place…
Roki Sasaki’s agent sheds light on his client, pursuit of MLB home
DALLAS — Roki Sasaki’s agent, Joel Wolfe, talked at length Tuesday about the 23-year-old pitcher’s posting process as he comes over from Japan this offseason. The…