The Dodgers' top lineup was shaped by the players themselves, with Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman deciding their spots.

When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract, manager Dave Roberts faced the challenge of assembling a top third of the

Ohtani once eschewed the Dodgers for the Angels, and got stuck in a six-year playoff drought. The Dodgers’ new Japanese rookie phenom Sasaki made a different call.

Shohei Ohtani joining the Dodgers meant a formidable trio at the top batting order alongside Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.

The Dodgers introduced right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki to the Los Angeles media on Wednesday, holding a press conference at Dodger Stadium. Just last week, Sasaki agreed to join the Dodgers after an extensive free-agent recruitment process that included multiple meetings with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres.

Roki Sasaki, MLB’s rising star, reveals how Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto played a pivotal role in his decision to join the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Only great Yankees All World reliever, Mariano Rivera, was unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That’s it. Nobody else. Both Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner received 95.13% of the vote when they were elected to the Hall.

Asked if his team was overrunning baseball, GM Brandon Gomes answered: “The goal is to win every single year.”

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LOS ANGELES — Invincible. The word first came to mind Wednesday afternoon when the Dodgers held a news conference to introduce a nervous kid who has never played a minute in the major leagues. Nearly 100 reporters still showed up to gawk at their greatness.

Roki Sasaki was formally introduced by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a press conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The Japanese phenom was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in December and immediately became one of the most coveted free agents of the offseason.