The Japanese phenom will join countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in blue, but this addition isn’t about the Dodgers bludgeoning the rest of the sport with their financial might.

The Dodgers have an absolutely loaded starting rotation after signing Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki. Here's how it breaks down entering 2025.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were represented by Blake Snell on the list of MLB Top-10 Starting Pitchers Right Now heading into the 2025 season. The left-hander was ranked as the fifth-best starting pitcher for this year by The Shredder.

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.

The right-hander was one of the most sought after international free agents in recent memory, but the Dodgers won the race to land the coveted pitcher's services.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes is over—the Japanese-born pitcher announced Friday that he has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two days after the international signing period opened on Wednesday, Sasaki took to Instagram to share his decision, making the announcement with a picture of a Dodgers cap in the bleachers.

Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram Friday that he will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sasaki, 23, was the most coveted international free agent of the MLB

Blake Snell ranks 5th on MLB Network's Top 10 Starting Pitchers Right Now list after pitching to a 1.23 ERA in his final 14 starts of 2024

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 in a move many baseball executives have long expected.

The new Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Snell decided to fire back this week at a San Francisco Giants fan who left a negative comment about him on Snell’s Instagram page. The fan comment read, “Yeah we were following you when you were with the Giants. But sadly you chose [money emojis] over greatness.”