Jan 17, 2025 · LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to have landed yet another high-profile Japanese star. Flamethrowing right-hander Rōki Sasaki announced on Instagram that he is joining the...

Nov 9, 2024 · In Los Angeles, the Dodgers’ offseason just got a lot more interesting. While Sasaki doesn’t have the big-league credentials of other top free-agent pitchers, he is viewed as having huge...

Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki, born November 3, 2001), nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era" (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Dec 16, 2024 · Japanese right-hander pitcher Roki Sasaki is arguably the most exciting player to come out of NPB since Shohei Ohtani. What do you buy for the team that has everything? That is the question that...

Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Roki Sasaki to a minor league contract. RHP Roki Sasaki assigned to Oklahoma City Comets. Japan activated RHP Roki Sasaki.

Jan 30, 2025 · We're going to look at his performance in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, where his splitter, alongside Ohtani's and Yamamoto's, dominated nearly every hitter it crossed paths with.\n\n*Sasaki's splitter, 2023 WBC:*\n\n* *90.9 mph / 1,108 rpm / 33\" drop / 1\" run*\n* *60% whiff rate / 67% strikeout rate*\n\nTwelve at-bats against Sasaki in ...

Jan 18, 2025 · The Chiba Lotte Marines announced that they have decided to begin the process of posting star pitcher Roki Sasaki, clearing the path for the hard-throwing 23-year-old to transfer from Nippon...

Jan 17, 2025 · Roki Sasaki could be the greatest Japanese pitcher ever. He hopes the Dodgers can turn him into just that, even if it means Shohei Ohtani outshines him.

Nov 9, 2024 · Roki Sasaki, the ace Japanese right-hander, is poised to join a Major League Baseball organization before the 2025 season. The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki's Nippon Professional Baseball team, announced that they will post the 23-year-old.

Jan 18, 2025 · When Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Angels in December 2017, his Japanese club, the Nippon Ham Fighters, received a $20 million posting fee. A new posting system then went into effect ...