Roki Sasaki has looked as advertised during spring training—and at times it looks like he's toying with opposing hitters. On Tuesday during a four-inning outing against the Cleveland Guardians ...
Sasaki really is that nasty. The 23-year-old pitched four seasons in Japan and went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA during his pro career. He struck out 524 batters in 414.2 career innings. Sasaki pitched a ...
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 ...
Yesterday the Dodgers announced that pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki would start the two-game series against the Cubs in Tokyo. Yamamoto, from Okayama, and Sasaki, from Rikuzentakata ...
“They do a really good job.” Speaking of doing a really good job, rookie Roki Sasaki, who will start the second game of the Cubs series in Japan, tuned up for that appearance Tuesday with four ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — While Roki Sasaki’s pitching exploits in Japan are legendary, there is at least one person close to him who is sure the best is yet to come. For a pitcher who fired a perfect ...
But they also landed highly-coveted Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who has been dominant in Nippon Professional Baseball but has yet to throw a pitch in an official Major League Baseball game.
Now Roki Sasaki might be taking it a step further. Rather than sitting in the 60s or low 70s, Dickey threw his knuckleball upward of 80 mph — and for strikes. When the "angry knuckler" worked ...
Injuries cast a shadow over Dodgers' Opening Day preparations Sasaki threw three scoreless innings, allowed two hits, struck out five and walked one, during 46 pitches, 26 of them strikes.