The Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest of the three finalists to meet with Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, securing one last pitch Tuesday with the 23-year-old right-hander, league sources told The Athletic on Tuesday.
Sasaki whittled down his list of suitors to three finalists on Monday: the Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. While the Dodgers had been among the first batch of clubs to meet with Sasaki and his representatives at Wasserman’s offices in Los Angeles last month, Sasaki has recently completed city tours to both Toronto and San Diego.
Sasaki has been in Los Angeles for the majority of his stay stateside, but the Dodgers’ meeting would give them something not afforded at the Wasserman office meetings…