With two outs in the top of the second inning, Sasaki faced Tyler Freeman. After hitting his spot with a 96-mph fastball on the outside corner, the 23-year-old phenom threw Freeman three straight ...

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The Roki Sasaki splitter is here, and it might be even nastier than we thought. Sasaki was all-around electric in his Dodgers Spring Training debut Tuesday night, but his splitter was the star of the ...

Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to ... and being a rival with the San Diego Padres and Giants. “The first time putting on a Dodger uniform, so I was ...

It was Shohei Ohtani at 10:30 in the morning, pitching his fourth bullpen session since joining the Dodgers, showing why ...

Instead, they signed absolutely everyone else they desired and wound up with nine legitimate starters (adding Rōki Sasaki and ...

Roman Anthony is just 20 years old and was considered the No. 1 prospect in baseball before Rōki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Anthony had a breakout year in 2024 and finished the ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise. “What? I didn’t know he ...

and the San Diego Padres. Other teams, like the Mets, the Chicago Cubs , the Texas Rangers , the San Francisco Giants , and the New York Yankees showed interest in Sasaki but were not among the ...

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki is settling into his new life in the United States. The 23-year-old phenom from Japan signed with the Dodgers in the offseason and is set to make ...

Yoshinobu Yamomoto followed suit, signing the largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history a season ago, and this offseason, the Dodgers signed 23-year-old rookie phenom Roki Sasaki from the inte ...