An active lawsuit between late Padres owner Peter Seidler's wife and brothers might have caused San Diego to lose out on signing free agent Roki Sasaki.

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It's never easy facing top hitters on the mound and San Diego Padres ace Michael King's 2025 season could see several such matchups against the LA Dodgers and their fearsome hitting trio of Shohei Oht

In addition to his motivation in joining the Dodgers, Sasaki was asked about the impact both Ohtani and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto had on his signing. He made it known it wasn't a priority to have Japanese teammates, but wanted to ensure he would be embraced by his new city.

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.

With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.

Right until the very end, the San Diego Padres thought they had a real shot at landing Roki Sasaki, doing everything possible — from giving him a star-studded tour of the city to ensuring they had as much international bonus pool money as possible — to give themselves the edge over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Roki Sasaki continues to be the belle of the free agency ball -- with the Dodgers and Padres looking to improve their chances of getting him.

Last season, the San Diego Padres finished in second place in the ... 314, which gave him the title over the Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, who hit .310. Arraez has won consecutive batting titles with ...

Roki Sasaki will be playing the 2025 MLB season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will be the highest paid international prospect, as well as helping superstar Shohei Ohtani.

If Preller is targeting any stars, he won’t be out of his depth. Look at the big names Preller and late chairman Peter Seidler either tried to get or obtained in just the past few years: Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Josh Hader, Max Scherzer and Sasaki.

The Dodgers aren’t ruining baseball. No one is ruining baseball. But if you want to be mad at a ball club for eroding parity in the game,