Shohei Ohtani reportedly played a large role in starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani was part of a contingent of

Roki Sasaki and Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani are more than familiar with each other. The two helped Team Japan win their third World Baseball Classic championship back in 2023.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed free-agent relief pitcher Tanner Scott just days after inking Roki Sasaki to a team-friendly deal MLB's international signin

This has happened with Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto ... recently pitched a trade idea that would send Guerrero to the San Diego Padres in exchange for three players. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL ...

The San Diego Padres, long viewed among the favorites to sign the next "big thing" from Nippon Professional Baseball, remain among the very few teams with a chance to sign him.

It would be a crushing blow to San Diego if Sasaki chooses the Dodgers over the Blue Jays. The Padres are already one step behind and adding Sasaki to a rotation that includes Shohei Ohtani ...

Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter. “I hope you all will consider this,” Ohtani wrote.

The Athletic was also first to report Monday that Sasaki followed his visit to Toronto to visit with the San Diego Padres ... the Dodgers (Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto), Padres (Darvish) and ...

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After losing out on another free agent to their rivals, San Diego Padres ... teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. According to @TheAthleticMLB, the Padres were willing to max out ...