One night earlier, Sasaki was seated on the Lakers bench during pregame warmups, when he was greeted by one of the biggest names in sports. Lakers forward Rui Hachimura — who was born in Toyama ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes reached a conclusion last week with his announcement of intending to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sasaki chose the Dodgers over fellow finalists San Diego Padres and ...

Roki Sasaki was introduced to Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura of the Lakers. The two young stars linked up and chatted as Hachimura taught Sasaki the famous "LA" hand sign. Interestingly ...

Rōki Sasaki is already getting used to Los ... He also got to meet Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, who further endeared him to Los Angeles fans: There are far worse ways to spend time in one's ...

Shortly before LeBron James posted his 121st career triple-double, he met with Los Angeles' newest star in Dodgers pitcher Rōki ... Sasaki then met with Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, who is ...

Sasaki opened his free agency window on Dec. 9, meaning he only has 45 days – until January 23 – to make a signing decision, or he would be forced to play another year with the Chiba Lotte ...

Rōki Sasaki and Lebron James 🤯🤝 Lakers forward ... in his career than any other Japanese-born player before him. Rui Hachimura already teaching Roki Sasaki how to throw up the LA sign ...

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.

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed - setting up a likely battle between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles ...

For reference, the highest velocity Ohtani has reached in MLB is 101.4. In a WBC warmup game, Rōki Sasaki threw this pitch at 102.5 MPH! He and Shohei Ohtani are the only two Japanese pitchers to ...

Rōki Sasaki and Lebron James 🤯🤝 The Dodgers ... 2025 Sasaki then met with Lakers forward Rui Hachimura, who is also from Japan, and the two posed for a photo while making the "L.A." hand ...