The Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to land Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher Roki Sasaki, who's going to be posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines this offseason. However, Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani does not plan to try and recruit the talented prospect to the Dodgers.

Sasaki’s agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman, denied the allegation on Wednesday, hours after commissioner Rob Manfred also tried to quell the topic.

As the MLB offseason heats up, Shohei Ohtani says despite speculation, he is NOT recruiting Roki Sasaki to the Dodgers.

November 23 - The Los Angeles Dodgers named former Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward as their first-base coach.

Woodward was a member of Dave Roberts’ original Dodgers coaching staff and served as the third base coach until leaving to become the Rangers’ manager in 2019. He replaces Clayton McCullough, who

Chris Woodward, who worked as the Dodgers' third base coach before managing the Texas Rangers, returns to the Dodgers as their new first base coach.