Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) throws during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball ...

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 ...

When the World Baseball Classic started, we knew what Roki Sasaki was already doing in Japan. We knew the 21-year-old might be one of the nastiest pitchers in the world. Now we have proof. Sasaki's ...

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 talked about as one of the better pitches in the MLB.

A version of this story originally ran on March 5 after Sasaki's Spring Training debut. The Roki Sasaki splitter is here. And it's about to take center stage in Tokyo. Sasaki's splitter was the star ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- More than the fastball that sat at 98 mph or the three shutout innings, the story of Roki Sasaki's debut as a Los Angeles Dodger on Tuesday night was best told through the words ...

Roki Sasaki’s dazzling debut in the World Baseball Classic came on a day that he doesn’t talk much about. Twelve years ago on March 11, Sasaki’s father and grandparents were killed in the ...

For now, Sasaki can only sign a minor league contract with a capped signing bonus due to his international amateur status. While this is his first year in MLB, he made his debut in the Japanese ...

Roki Sasaki, one of the most hyped MLB prospects in recent memory, made his spring training debut on Tuesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His velocity was as advertised. In three scoreless innings ...

It was an up-and-down performance for Roki Sasaki in his MLB debut Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs. The Japanese acquisition started with three consecutive 100 mph fastballs behind an electric ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstars Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki are predicted to win two major awards in the 2025 season. In fact, the duo are already predicted to win two major awards — NL MVP and ...