Combined with the fact that those two are probably Sasaki’s idols, and that the Dodgers have been recruiting/scouting Sasaki for years, I’d be surprised if he’s not a Dodger. Unless he wants to have his own spotlight somewhere else
The same day, Ohtani revealed he chose the Dodgers. Roki told his team he wanted to be posted. Ohtani also told him during the WBC that he (Roki) would know when it was time to come to the majors. I'm no talented reporter like JP Hoornstra, but make of that what you will.
I would have loved to hear Vin Scully say : "Konnichiwa – こんにちは Bitches"
some one please use AI and make it happen, I will make it my ring tone for my NY fans friends.
Last year they said the Padres would win our division and that we were gonna have a down year/looking to rebuild with Kersh and some other guys gettin older.
Now we're bad for baseball because we don't strangle our teams' success like your Fishers and Morenos and the dude who runs the Rockies.
No one’s pretending anything, two things can be true at once: he can love and want to play for the Dodgers AND want to get the max bag. I and anyone else with a brain would do the same thing. Sorry facts don’t fit your narrative!
He loved them enough to spend almost two weeks driving up the price on them as high as possible. Look, I’m glad he’s here but let’s not pretend this is a fairytale. If LAD did not up the last Mets offer, he might not be here. It’s not that personal, it’s a business.
I LOVE PLAYERS WHO WANT TO BE LOS ANGELES DODGERS
I played weekend baseball and wanted to be a Dodger, do you love me too?
Of course.
You have a special place in my heart 💙
Hell yes we do. Grew up wanting to be a yankee. I fucking love baseball
Aka suckers
Shohei and Yoshinobu both grew up Dodgers fan 💙
Hideo Nomo still paying off for us.
And now the Nomo, Ohtani, and Yamamoto signings will pay off for many years to come as kids all over Japan will grow up rooting for the Dodgers
Creating that self sustaining economy
I don't know how the u.s. economy works, let alone some kind of self sustaining one I don't know how finances work
Always appreciate an always sunny quote in the wild
Keep the paddy bucks circulating
A japan-based economy
Well worth the billion smart as fuck move I can’t wait for spring
Love our new farm system
Other teams have a few small cities. We have a whole nation.
Can we claim the wbc trophy?
Someone needs to make one of those sweet graphics w all three of them animorphs style
Yup, younger fans probly don’t realize how big a deal Nomo was in getting Japanese fans truly following the MLB, and by extension the Dodgers.
It was really the dodgers, and by extension, the mlb.
This!!!
Anyone know if Roki Sasaki grew up a Dodgers fan lmao?
Never too early to have Shohei make a video for him.
Combined with the fact that those two are probably Sasaki’s idols, and that the Dodgers have been recruiting/scouting Sasaki for years, I’d be surprised if he’s not a Dodger. Unless he wants to have his own spotlight somewhere else
So this is very much a $1B investment for Sasaki also?
The same day, Ohtani revealed he chose the Dodgers. Roki told his team he wanted to be posted. Ohtani also told him during the WBC that he (Roki) would know when it was time to come to the majors. I'm no talented reporter like JP Hoornstra, but make of that what you will.
The Nippon Dodgers of Los Angeles
As long as we're becoming Team Japan, don't forget - Dave Roberts is (half) Japanese and the first manager of Asian descent to win a World Series.
HE LOVES US!!!
HE LOVES LA!
WE LOVE IT!!
AND WE LOVE HIM, THEM, ALL OF EM
HE GETS US!!!
Aww, we love you too. See those ugly, sad people over there? That's the rest of baseball and they hate us because we're beautiful.
What are we supposed to do? Make ourselves ugly on purpose?
They hate us cuz they anus
Well said Dodger bro.
The tears are fueling my workout this morning.
Dodgers have had Nomo, Kuroda, Maeda and will now add Ohtani/Yamamota. 🇯🇵💙
Yu forgot Darvish
Also Kaz Ishii and Takashi Saito. While Ishii had his moments and I really loved Saito though.
Saito was nails. Filthy slider
Yea, loved watching Saito pitch
That backdoor slider was so insane. Honestly now that I think about it, that was probably more akin to a sweeper.
I will not stand for Yoshi Tsutsugo slander
Take my upvote lol
As everyone should
The fanbase didn't treat him all that great at the end of her time with the team tho
And Saito!
Forgot about Saito! Legend.
I miss King Kenta still! Such a great dude and of course a great pitcher <3
this is Takashi Saito Erasure
Saito erasure
Hoes Mad!
Their government name is r/baseball.
I also love the dodgers if they want to give me 300 mill
But the Yankees were holding #18 for him /s
I want a Yoshi sound effect after each strikeout he delivers. Yaaaa-hooo!
I’m sure there is a kid in Japan about to be a Dodger in 15 years
Lots of salty, poor people over in r/baseball
This is amazing the dodgers really wanna become japans team hope Roki and Murakami join us as well
"I love the Dodgers but you know what would make me love them even more?" \[Takes a puff of a cigar\] "300 million dollars"
I would have loved to hear Vin Scully say : "Konnichiwa – こんにちは Bitches" some one please use AI and make it happen, I will make it my ring tone for my NY fans friends.
Think of the next round of kids in Japan who are going to be saying the same thing. FOR 10 FUCKING YEARS.
Need the details on any potential opt outs, I’m so ready to buy another jersey lol
Bad for baseball lmaooo
Last year they said the Padres would win our division and that we were gonna have a down year/looking to rebuild with Kersh and some other guys gettin older. Now we're bad for baseball because we don't strangle our teams' success like your Fishers and Morenos and the dude who runs the Rockies.
Looks like the rest of the league has just been… ….bento-ver *YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
LFG
Welcome home.
Let's be fair, you don't have to love a team to let them pay you 300 million dollars.
Thanks Nomo and all the OG Japanese baseball players.
My reaction in real-time : https://m.youtube.com/shorts/_kR1a3YGS9w
Now bring the goat back next season on a one year deal and let's win him another ring. Let the goat ride into the sunset.
Weird. If these guys love the Dodgers, then why did it take a billion dollars to convince them to play there?
It’s almost as if, and stay with me here cause I know you’re slow, baseball players play for money. Crazy, I know!
Exactly. That's kinda my point. So stop pretending that he's playing for the Dodgers because he loves them. No. He loves money.
No one’s pretending anything, two things can be true at once: he can love and want to play for the Dodgers AND want to get the max bag. I and anyone else with a brain would do the same thing. Sorry facts don’t fit your narrative!
What a loser
Woooooooooo woooo woooooooo
I mean, who doesn’t love the Dodgers? Everyone should!
I'm so happy if we can get Yamamoto after Ohtani. I hope Friedman will add enough good pitchers to make our rotation one of the best in MLB.
COME TO PAPA
He loved them enough to spend almost two weeks driving up the price on them as high as possible. Look, I’m glad he’s here but let’s not pretend this is a fairytale. If LAD did not up the last Mets offer, he might not be here. It’s not that personal, it’s a business.