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 Dodgers players present at the team's meeting ...

Throughout Roki Sasaki's highly anticipated posting process and free agency, the Dodgers knew the main pillars they wanted ...

Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Tommy Edman, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Games and minority owner Magic Johnson, who gave Sasaki, apparently a big ...

Meanwhile, the Dodgers reportedly put on a full-court press at their second, more in-depth meeting with Sasaki, with appearances by Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, ...

The Dodgers' ability to put off long-term payments while reaping short-term benefits is raising new fears about a competitive ...

(Last year’s No. 1 second baseman, Mookie Betts, will be playing shortstop this season ... bumping the Orioles’ Adley Rutschman down to the No. 2 position and the Dodgers’ Will Smith down to No. 3.