The Los Angeles Dodgers saw Shohei Ohtani win MVP without throwing a single pitch last season. He is expected to return and manager Dave Roberts gave an update on his recovery.

Ohtani reportedly played a huge role in the Dodgers' recruitment of Sasaki, the 23-year-old pitching phenom, who posted a 29-15 record and 2.10 ERA in 64 appearances in the Nippon Professional Baseball. Ohtani also recently revealed his message was to Sasaki just before the latter picked the Dodgers.