The Los Angeles Dodgers are Major League Baseball's newest Evil Empire. They spent over $1 billion last offseason on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Gl

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 2024, and they appear set to get even better in 2025. With Shohei Ohtani returning back to the starting rotation

Along with Blake Snell – signed to a five-year, $182 million contract in December. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was posted one year ago after seven dominant seasons in Japan, signed a $325 million contract – and was the starting pitcher for four of the Dodgers’ 11 postseason wins.

A case could be made that Sasaki was the most valuable pitcher on the winter free agent market because of the unique circumstances of his departure from from the Japan.

Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki is signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Friday on Instagram. Sasaki, 23, was considered to be the best pitcher in the world not already under the employment of an MLB organization.

The Dodgers, who already won the World Series in 2024, now have an even better roster. They'll pair Sasaki with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, and Blake Snell in the starting ...

Following the World Series triumph in October last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers upgraded the rotation by signing two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell in the offseason.

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Japanese star Roki Sasaki is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers following a frenzied Major League Baseball battle for the coveted pitcher’s signature. The 23-year-old confirmed on Friday that he would join up with compatriots and Dodgers stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a brief statement on Instagram.

Reigning World Series champions ... allowing them to keep their top pitchers like Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow to stay relatively fresh for the playoffs.

World Baseball Classic Semifinals ... Sitting at the No. 3 spot would be Yoshinobu Yamamoto, one of their prized free agent signings last winter along with Ohtani. Yamamoto had high expectations ...

The 23-year-old right-hander, who has a fastball that tops 100 mph, joins the defending World Series champions ... Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in LA. The Dodgers didn ...