The Roki Sasaki splitter is here, and it might be even nastier than we thought. Sasaki was all-around electric in his Dodgers ...

Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki Sasaki, the latest pitching phenom out of Japan. Because Sasaki was posted by his club before ...

A little more than a decade ago, a pitcher by the name of R.A. Dickey threw a kind of knuckleball that baseball had essentially never seen. Now Roki Sasaki might be taking it a step further.

Video below shows the last two in the sequence. Rōki Sasaki could just throw a Splitter every pitch. Yes, those are indeed splitters, not sliders. That offering is what makes Sasaki so unique ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw just two innings, but wound up going three, throwing 30 ...

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 ...

Not only was Chase Petty about to face the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was also Rōki Sasaki's spring training debut as a Major Leaguer. There was all sorts of hype around ...

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 ...

Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw just two innings, but wound up going three, throwing 30 pitches four Chicago White Sox minor-league players.