Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki had a gift for Miguel Rojas in exchange for the Number 11 jersey ahead of the new MLB ...

He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey. And as he enthused about the sensation that is Shohei Ohtani, baseball fan Hotaru Shiromizo was talking about far more than sports.

Ohtani-mania was on full display hours before a recent game at the scenic ballpark in Los Angeles, with fans freshly off their flights from Japan heaping praise on their country’s hero.

Whether or not the Los Angeles Dodgers capture a World Series title, Ohtani has already marked his name in history. The post ...

The 23-year-old donned a No. 11 jersey with “R. Sasaki” on the back, becoming the 13th Japanese player to join the franchise. Like Ohtani ... t achieved much in Japan,” Sasaki said through ...

Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy ... on the back of his jersey in 1994 with the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Roki Sasaki donned a No. 11 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey atop a makeshift stage ... and many of those who followed him in Japan believed his priority would be to go to the team ...

“Putting on this Dodgers uniform today, I’m reminded that my journey is just about to begin,” the pitcher said through interpreter Will Ireton after slipping into a white No. 11 jersey.

Various news outlets and media members watched intently as Sasaki donned a Dodgers jersey ... outside of Japan — and, of course, having two Japan-born legends on the roster in Ohtani and ...

The Dodgers don't get much money from Ohtani jersey sales or streaming games in Japan (both of those revenues are distributed evenly across MLB), but he has made them an advertising powerhouse in ...

Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Arizona today, and thus will begin Mookie Betts' sixth ...

Before that, he collected 1,278 hits in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan, giving him more overall ... Jr. and Edgar Martinez-- to have his jersey retired. Suzuki was a two-time ...