The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly are among the Major League Baseball teams to have met with Japanese star Roki Sasaki. News of the meeting between the former Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander -- posted to MLB teams by the club earlier this month at baseball's winter meetings -- was reported by The Orange County Register on Saturday.

The race to sign Roki Sasaki, Japan’s flamethrowing sensation, is reaching its crescendo, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have officially entered the fray. On Saturday, Sasaki and his representatives met with Dodgers brass,

Per Plunkett, Sasaki is expected to shrink the number of suitors and hold another round of of meetings in 2025. Sasaki's agent Joel Wolfe said at the Winter Meetings earlier this month that more than 20 teams have reached out with an interest, and the only surprise there is he didn't say all 30 teams indicated an interest.