The night before Roki Sasaki was to be introduced at Dodger Stadium, the Japanese pitcher met LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and others at his first Lakers game.

The latest sterling Los Angeles Dodger officially arrived on Wednesday afternoon as the franchise formally introduced Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old right-hander’s fastball has touched 102 mph. His arrival in the United States was met with more anticipation than any international amateur since Shohei Ohtani in 2018 — now his teammate.

The Dodgers have Roki Sasaki but he says the thing he is most excited about is American hamburgers now that he is in LA.