Roki Sasaki donned a No. 11 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey atop a makeshift stage Wednesday afternoon and called it the culmination of "an incredibly difficult decision." When Sasaki was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the middle of December -- a development evaluators have spent years anticipating -- 20 major league teams formally expressed interest.

Less than a week after announcing he would sign with the Dodgers in one of this offseason's major free agency coups, Roki Sasaki was officially introduced by the team.