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 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 Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation on Wednesday with the addition of right-hander Roki Sasaki, who will join fellow Japanese pitchers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles, the team said in a statement.