Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

Rōki Sasaki is already getting used to Los Angeles life. The Los Angeles Dodgers' newest starting pitcher attended Tuesday's game between the L.A. Lakers and Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena.

Roki Sasaki instantly became a polarizing figure ... attended Tuesday night’s game between the Lakers and visiting Washington Wizards, making sure to ingratiate himself to the community.

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 went nuts, giving the 23-year-old ...

This time, they won the pursue of Japanese ace pitcher Rōki Sasaki. The 23-year-old announced he was joining the Dodgers in an Instagram post, as if signing Shohei Ohtani (10 years, $700 million ...

Roki Sasaki only just decided to join the Los ... attended Tuesday night's showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena. He sat courtside, just like many ...

Editor's Note: The story below originally ran in November, after Roki Sasaki's NPB team pledged to post the Japanese star pitcher. Sasaki announced Friday he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rōki Sasaki may have taken a pay cut in order to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Diego Padres were willing to offer Sasaki more than $10 million before he signed with the Dodgers for a ...

Shortly before LeBron James posted his 121st career triple-double, he met with Los Angeles' newest star in Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki ... 111-88 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday ...

The greatest team in baseball is adding an extremely talented, cost-effective and potentially dominant piece to a star-studded pitching rotation. And with that agreement, not only did the rich get ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been busy this offseason. They have signed star players like Blake Snell and Rōki Sasaki. However, they could still make some depth signings before opening day.