LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed international free agent right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki. Sasaki, 23, joins the Dodgers after spending the last four seasons with the Chiba Lotte Mariners of the Nippon Professional Baseball league.

The Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation on Wednesday with the addition of right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will join fellow Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles, the team said in a statement.

The latest sterling Los Angeles Dodger officially arrived on Wednesday afternoon as the franchise formally introduced Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old right-hander’s fastball has touched 102 mph. His arrival in the United States was met with more anticipation than any international amateur since Shohei Ohtani in 2018 — now his teammate.

Roki Sasaki donned a No. 11 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey atop a makeshift stage on Wednesday afternoon and called it the culmination of "an incredibly difficult decision."

Prior to the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional ... Major League Baseball conducted an investigation before authorizing Sasaki’s posting. Jack Harris of The Los Angeles Times reported ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki to a one-year, $6.5 million contract. Sasaki joins fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The 23-year-old pitcher previously played for the Chiba Lotte Mariners,

Ohtani sent a text to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman even before Sasaki’s agent informed the club.

The Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation on Wednesday with the addition of right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will join fellow Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles, the team said in a statement.

Show Caption1 of 28 Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki poses with Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes, far left, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, second from left, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts,

The Los Angeles Dodgers introduced prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki on Wednesday after he agreed to a minor league contract with a $6.5 million signing bonus.

Less than a week after announcing he would sign with the Dodgers in one this offseason's major free agency coups, Roki Sasaki was officially introduced by the team.