Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki officially announced that he would be signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers this winter. He'll join a star-studded roster, complete with Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

Turns out, no, the Mariners were not the mystery team in the bidding for Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki, who will choose between the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays, ESPN reported Monday afternoon.

Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday,

Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram Friday that he will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki made his free-agent decision on Friday, agreeing to join the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were long seen as the favorites for services of the 23-year-old pitching phenom,

At his age and talent level, Sasaki folds in perfectly for a Dodgers club that was already planning on running a six-man rotation.