Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki set the bar too high from the moment he was introduced to the Los Angeles Dodgers, stating that he wanted to become the first pitcher from his country to win the Cy ...

or even Roki Sasaki’s major league debut. March 19, 2025 There also was wildly inconsistent command — leading him to walk five of the 14 batters he faced and miss the zone on well more than ...

Roki Sasaki brought the heat. He just didn’t have the command. The 23-year-old Japanese phenom and newest Dodgers star hit 101 mph but lasted just three innings in his MLB debut Wednesday in a 6 ...

Japanese star Roki Sasaki is expected to create waves in the big leagues. The Los Angeles Dodgers were fortunate to lure one of the best international pitchers to their team. The franchise’s ...

Welcome to the Roki Sasaki experience, one that should make the 23-year-old right-hander one of the most interesting players to watch on this Dodgers team, if not in all of baseball. With the ...

Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki pitched a scoreless first inning but ran into trouble in his last two innings of work. More photos (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) It lasted just three innings.

On Wednesday morning, the wait will finally be over: Roki Sasaki will take the mound for the first time in a regular-season MLB game, starting for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of a two ...

So far, Roki has been lights out in Spring Training. In seven innings, he is yet to allow a run, has seven strikeouts, and has posted a 0.86 WHIP. Sasaki’s splitter is already getting noticed as ...

Roki Sasaki is just the latest Japanese free-agent signing that had help from an outside firm to pick the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ross Atkins of the Blue Jays gets a pass. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher ...

It’s an almost unthinkable reality: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest in the team. March 16 ...

The nine-year-old boy who lived there, Roki Sasaki, survived. His father, Kota, didn’t. With his mother and two brothers, Sasaki moved to the nearby city of Ofunato. There, he became nationally ...

Roki Sasaki showcased his pitching prowess in a Spring Training game against the Cleveland Guardians, delivering four scoreless innings with 2 strikeouts. Reflecting on his performance ...