Shohei Ohtani broke the news to the Los Angeles Dodgers that prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was joining the team. Ohtani ...
Ohtani sent a text to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman even before Sasaki’s agent informed the club.
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, Sasaki has a dog — a black toy poodle. Sasaki wore ...
SponsorUnited's Bob Lynch estimates Ohtani also generated roughly $15 million in cumulative revenue from Japanese brands inking ... His Dodgers jersey broke a record for MLB-licensed retailer ...