Roki Sasaki's splitter already looks like one of the best pitches in baseball
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. Rather than sitting in the 60s or low 70s,
Why Sasaki's splitter looks like MLB's next great pitch
The Roki Sasaki splitter is here, and it might be even nastier than we thought. Sasaki was all-around electric in his Dodgers Spring Training debut Tuesday night, but his splitter was the star of the show.
Roki Sasaki pitches 3 scoreless innings in his spring debut with the Dodgers
Roki Sasaki has pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds.
As Dodgers break camp, Roki Sasaki continues to shine with another scoreless outing
The Dodgers reached the end of Cactus League play Tuesday, with Roki Sasaki posting four scoreless innings before the team headed to Japan to open the season next week.
Discussing Roki Sasaki's strong outing and more
Hot Stove reacts to Roki Sasaki's outing against the Guardians, the Dodgers' rotation options for the season, and Dave Roberts' extension
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki appears poised to thrive in MLB
Tadahito Iguchi, who was Sasaki’s manager for the pitcher’s first three seasons in the Japan Pacific League from 2021-23, believes he will continue to improve.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Roki Sasaki Set to Make Japanese Baseball History in Tokyo Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs open up the major league season on March 18-19 with the two-game Tokyo Series. The ...
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Lights-out in spring, Sasaki ready for next step
Roki Sasaki threw a splitter in the fourth inning on Tuesday that seemed like it dove straight down immediately after leaving ...
Fantasy Baseball Breakouts 2.0: Roki Sasaki's impressive debut, expectations for Triston Casas, and more
It was fitting that Roki Sasaki made his first appearance in a game with the Dodgers at the exact same time I was working on ...
Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto spark baseball card craze before Tokyo Series
Fans are scrambling to get their hands on cards featuring the Dodgers stars as the baseball world turns its attention to ...
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Dodgers phenom Roki Sasaki drops surprise marriage announcement on Instagram
Just a month after signing with the Dodgers, Roki Sasaki is tying the knot. The 23-year-old announced through a post on his Instagram account on Friday that he recently got married. “The other ...
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Dodgers are willing to let Roki Sasaki pitch from the start — even possibly in Japan
Roki Sasaki ... drew an audience. As Sasaki threw, Clayton Kershaw leaned against the chain-link fence and chatted his observations to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.