Ohtani reportedly played a huge role in the Dodgers' recruitment of Sasaki, the 23-year-old pitching phenom, who posted a 29-15 record and 2.10 ERA in 64 appearances in the Nippon Professional Baseball. Ohtani also recently revealed his message was to Sasaki just before the latter picked the Dodgers.

San Diego Padres star pitcher Yu Darvish recently had a chance to detail his thoughts on a major move that took place in free agency this offseason. Per Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Tribune, Darvish has no hard feelings about his Japanese compatriot Roki Sasaki choosing to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency:

The San Diego Padres were one of three finalists for Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom who ultimately and perhaps unsurprisingly chose the Los Angele

The Dodgers have Roki Sasaki but he says the thing he is most excited about is American hamburgers now that he is in LA.

San Diego Padres star pitcher Yu Darvish broke his silence after Roki Sasaki picked the rival Los Angeles Dodgers over his San Diego Padres.

Before Roki Sasaki, there was Yu Darvish, who knows a thing or two about having tremendous hype on his shoulders as a Japanese superstar entering the big leagues. The San Diego Padres pitcher, who is now 38 years old,