Roki Sasaki awaits the start of the 2025 international signing period that begins on Jan. 15, but in the meantime he and his agent, Joel Wolfe Wasserman Media Group, are permitted to meet and negotiate with teams.

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