While the Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of their 2024-25 season, the headlines in L.A. this week belonged largely to the Dodgers. After winning a World Series in 2024 and already making some marquee signings, they added Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki to their rotation, bring another star to a city that already has LeBron James and many other incredible athletes.
Sasaki joins a Dodgers team that has Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto from Japan. And like the other two, Sasaki made a trip to the Lakers game to meet LeBron and fellow Japanese star Rui Hachimura.