The Dodgers had already added a plethora of pieces to their championship squad and established themselves as super-team villains — in part by convincing players to agree to deferred money in their contracts, a trend popularized last year by Shohei Ohtani, whose $700 million contract includes $680 million in deferrals.
Ohtani once eschewed the Dodgers for the Angels, and got stuck in a six-year playoff drought. The Dodgers’ new Japanese rookie phenom Sasaki made a different call.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a superteam the likes of which we haven't seen since the Yankees of the early 2000's – and even that feels like a stretch. Yet, even the Dodgers must abide by basic roster regulations.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached a tentative deal with free-agent right-handed reliever Kirby Yates, USA Today reported on Tuesday.
A homecoming is scheduled for the trio of Japanese-born superstars on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster.  The Dodgers will open the regular season with a two-game
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 2024 and appear to be even better positioned in 2025, thanks to what has a chance to be a historically good pitching staff led by Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki.
Roki Sasaki speaks out on choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers and teaming up with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
That is Andrew Friedman's job, so he has the likes of Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates on hold – agreements ... in which he signed Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto among others ...
Maybe you’ve already forgotten – sometimes it feels like people have – but once upon a time, Shohei ... Kirby Yates, outfielder Michael Conforto and infielder Hyeseong Kim. If I were Ohtani ...