The Los Angeles Dodgers have had quite a relationship with Japan. From guys like Hiroki Kuroda to modern stars Shohei Ohtani, ...
Shohei Ohtani may be the biggest Japanese star in MLB currently, but the Yankees have employed a solid run of Japanese stars ...
Armed with top-end velocity and multiple secondaries capable of consistently missing bats, Sasaki won’t be following the legacy of Hideki Matsui, Hiroki Kuroda, and his idol Masahiro Tanaka.
He helped Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Mastui, Yu Darvish, Kenta Maeda, Kazuhisa Ishii, Takashi Saito, and Hiroki Kuroda also leave their mark on MLB.
The three teams are hardly surprising. In the past 30 years, the Dodgers have landed many top Japanese stars, including Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani ...