The Los Angeles Dodgers introduced prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki on Wednesday after he agreed to a minor league contract with a $6.5 million signing bonus. The 23-year-old pitcher donned a No. 11 jersey with R.

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.

Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching phenom with a blazing fastball and devastating splitter, slipped into a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform for the first time during his introductory news conference with the team in Los Angeles on Wednesday.