That’s all even more true now that the Dodgers have all but captured the Japanese market, after signing Ohtani and righties Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki in the last two offseasons. The World Series had better TV ratings in Japan than in the U.S. Almost no one else in baseball can relate to the scrutiny Roberts faces.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and their longtime manager Dave Roberts have reached a contract extension that will keep him in Los Angeles through 2029, the team announced Tuesday night. Roberts is expected to earn slightly more than $8 million per year, or $32.4 million across four years .

The Los Angeles Dodgers recently named Dustin May as their fifth starter to begin the year following an injury to Tony Gonsolin and a setback for Shohei Ohtani.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star will become the latest athlete to join the “Icon Series" ranks and get a pair of custom skins in the game on March 17, ahead of the MLB Tokyo Series on March 18-19.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will join the list of athletes to have a skin in Fortnite. Epic Games dropped a new trailer on Tuesday revealing Ohtani will be available as a character in the game starting on March 17.

Dodgers have to make tough roster decisions with the Tokyo Series looming -- optioning Bobby Miller and Hyeseong Kim to the minors.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers' Korean rookie Kim Hye-seong will begin the season in the minor leagues. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Tuesday that Kim will not travel with