A year removed from handing out over $1 billion in guaranteed money, the Dodgers inked Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernandez, Tanner Scott, and Kirby Yates to market-price contracts. Perhaps their most consequential addition,

Roki Sasaki took the mound for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday as he threw live batting practice to some of his new teammates. The 23-year old's fastball and slider were reportedly on full display as he began a new chapter of his baseball life.

Shohei Ohtani is back on the attack, and Roki Sasaki is getting close. Ohtani, the unanimous 2024 National League MVP after the first 50-homer/50-stolen base season in Major League history, took his first live batting practice of the spring Sunday.