A Los Angeles Dodgers division rival didn’t mince words when commenting on serious accusations about the star pitcher joining the team.

Roki Sasaki immediately became MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 prospect once he officially signed his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even though Sasaki has been playing professional baseball since 2021,

Many thought San Diego had a chance for a few reasons, but Sasaki's relationship with Yu Darvish was a significant part. Instead, Sasaki decided to play with his other friends, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As the MLB offseason continues, the newest member of the Dodgers, Roki Sasaki, comes in at number 1 on the ESPN top 100 prospect list.

Teams were eliminated by Sasaki until it was down to three finalists: the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays. Sasaki opted to follow in the footsteps of Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernandez, Michael Conforto and Hyeseong Kim this offseason and choose the Dodgers above other offers.

Ohtani reportedly played a huge role in the Dodgers' recruitment of Sasaki, the 23-year-old pitching phenom, who posted a 29-15 record and 2.10 ERA in 64 appearances in the Nippon Professional Baseball. Ohtani also recently revealed his message was to Sasaki just before the latter picked the Dodgers.

San Diego Padres star pitcher Yu Darvish recently had a chance to detail his thoughts on a major move that took place in free agency this offseason. Per Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Tribune, Darvish has no hard feelings about his Japanese compatriot Roki Sasaki choosing to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency: “We’ll see the season pans out for Roki,

San Diego Padres star pitcher Yu Darvish broke his silence after Roki Sasaki picked the rival Los Angeles Dodgers over his San Diego Padres.

Before Roki Sasaki, there was Yu Darvish, who knows a thing or two about having tremendous hype on his shoulders as a Japanese superstar entering the big leagues. The San Diego Padres pitcher, who is now 38 years old,