Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were not part of a Dodgers pitch to Roki Sasaki after the free-agent pitcher requested no players attend the meeting.

Sasaki’s agent, Joel Wolfe, offered some updates on the process as the Japanese star moves toward a decision on where he will sign, with the World Series champs considered one of the favorites.

Roki Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, said as many as 20 teams have reached out with interest in the Japanese starting pitcher and that Sasaki is "driving