Once a breeding ground for Dodgers, Team Japan light on future MLB stars

Source: New York Post

Three years ago, Samurai Japan fielded a team in the World Baseball Classic that might as well have been called the Future Dodgers. Playing both ways was Shohei Ohtani, who was employed by the Angels at the time. The rotation also included Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines, who was considered the most talented player the country had produced since Ohtani.