The Los Angeles Dodgers made another significant addition to their starting rotation with the signing of Roki Sasaki to a Minor League contract. The Japanese phenom is making the jump to MLB after spending the last four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.

While strong teammates now on the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts were once bitter rivals in the World Baseball Classic.

Shohei Ohtani brought an unexpected Dodgers member to the meeting to persuade Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to sign