Rintaro Sasaki is a teenage phenomenon who aspires to play Major League Baseball. He is a trailblazer embarking upon an unconventional path for a Japanese ball player.

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani broke the news to the Los Angeles Dodgers ... a No. 11 jersey with “R. Sasaki” on the back, becoming the 13th Japanese player ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese ... 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 ...

Shohei Ohtani took the mound for the first time this spring on Saturday. The Dodgers’ two-way superstar threw 14 pitches in ...

More news: Dodgers Name Japanese-Born Pitcher Opening Day Starter vs Cubs in Tokyo Plunkett notes that Ohtani isn't sure how intense his first bullpen session will be this weekend. But Fabian ...

But while Ohtani won’t be pitching in his home country when the Dodgers open the season in Tokyo (that honor will likely go to Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto), he remains on track to ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has been named Most Valuable Player three times so far in his incredible career ...

The Dodgers, fresh off winning the World Series with the help of Japanese stars Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, had long been considered the favorites for Sasaki, so much so that Major League ...

But even as he works his way back to 100%, Ohtani reminded hundreds of awestruck fans at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch facility Wednesday of his prodigious power. After three lazy popups to begin ...

Shohei Ohtani, who led the Los Angeles Dodgers to last year's World Series title, appears set to make his return as a pitcher as well as a slugger. The 30-year-old Japanese right-hander ...

There they were, one by one, with 23-year-old Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki pitching his first official bullpen session with the Dodgers in ... three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and three-time Cy ...

The Dodgers, fresh off winning the World Series with the help of Japanese stars Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, had long been considered the favorites for Sasaki, so much so that Major League ...