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Magic Johnson wasted no time in making Ru014dki Sasaki feel welcome in Los Angeles after the 23-year-old pitching phenom agreed to a deal with the Dodgers.
Johnson, who is part of the Dodgers' ownership group, gifted Sasaki with an autographed No. 32 Lakers jersey.
Sasaki announced Friday on Instagram that he was signing with the Dodgers.
The Dodgers made two separate trades with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds on Friday to bring in additional international bonus pool money.
Those deals allowed the Dodgers, who entered the international free-agent period with $5.