Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old pitching phenomenon from Japan, reportedly met with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this week, making the defending World Series champions the sixth team Sasaki has sat down with for a face-to-face interview. But the first team ...

The Dodgers have long been considered one of the favorites to sign Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki. They recently became the sixth team known to have an in-person gathering with Sasaki, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.

The Dodgers, considered favorites to sign the 23-year-old right-hander, join five other teams to have had confirmed meetings with Sasaki and agent Joel Wolfe