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Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki chose to sign with the Dodgers, he announced. That leaves the Padres to face an uncertain path in the months leading up to the 2025 season and to face the reality of their closest and most irksome rival going forward with yet another star player.

Roki Sasaki and Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani are more than familiar with each other. The two helped Team Japan win their third World Baseball Classic championship back in 2023.

The San Diego Padres are reportedly taking taking interest in signing a World Series champion after missing out on Roki Sasaki.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion 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 in a move many baseball executives have long expected.

While the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays were battling it out for Roki Sasaki, the defending World Series champs seem to have won.

The Padres based their entire offseason around landing Roki Sasaki. Instead, the Japanese pitching phenom chose to sign with the Dodgers.

The San Diego Padres are one of the final three teams being considered by Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki.

With the deadline for Sasaki to sign, the two National League West rivals are battling it out to the very end.