Although Roki Sasaki seemed destined for the Los Angeles Dodgers from the beginning, his agent Joel Wolfe believed the Japanese phenom could have easily wound u

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 starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres, Yu Darvish, admitted he holds no grudge against his fellow countryman Roki Sasaki for choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers to fulfill his dream of debuting as a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).

A Los Angeles Dodgers division rival didn't mince words when commenting on serious accusations about the star pitcher joining the team.