And as if beautiful weather, the largest Japanese population outside of Japan and a loaded roster weren't a competitive advantage enough, Dave Roberts made clear on Wednesday that Los Angeles wants to make sure no one from the country will even think about playing anywhere else.

Earlier on Wednesday, Manager Dave Roberts announced that it would be Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting the Dodgers' first 2025 regular season game, and following suit, another Japanese player, Roki Sasaki, will be making his MLB debut in Game 2 of the series.