Roki Sasaki pitches 3 scoreless innings in his spring debut with the Dodgers
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Roki Sasaki pitches 3 scoreless innings in his spring debut with the Dodgers

Hindustan Times  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Roki Sasaki pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. The Reds put two runners on with one out in the fifth, but Sasaki escaped the jam by striking out TJ Friedl and Matt McLain — both looking. Sasaki, 23, agreed to a minor league contract with Los Angeles in January that included a $6.5 million signing bonus. Sasaki is one of three Japanese players with the Dodgers, joining Yamamoto and National League MVP Shohei Ohtani.

Dodgers Sasaki  debut  runners  pitches  yamamoto  league  spring  dodgers  second  season  reds  innings  los  scoreless  sasaki  roki

History of this topic

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut
Trending News
1 week, 1 day ago

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut

Hindustan Times  

TOKYO — Roki Sasaki's Major League Baseball debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing to three innings on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome. HT Image The Japanese phenom — who was pitching in a pressure-packed debut in front of his …

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut
1 week, 1 day ago

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Roki Sasaki’s big-league debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing to three innings on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome. “At the end of the day, his talent and his compete showed through.” The 23-year-old’s first six pitches of …

Roki Sasaki’s MLB debut is tantalizing, and shaky, as Dodgers complete Tokyo Series sweep
1 week, 1 day ago

Roki Sasaki’s MLB debut is tantalizing, and shaky, as Dodgers complete Tokyo Series sweep

LA Times  

It lasted just three innings. Making his MLB debut Wednesday night, in front of his home nation at a sold-out Tokyo Dome and under immense pressure that had been building since his mid-January signing, Roki Sasaki ran the full gamut of emotions in the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, enduring the kind of twists and turns that likely …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in line to pitch opening day for the Dodgers in Tokyo
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in line to pitch opening day for the Dodgers in Tokyo

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, shown during a workout at Camelback Ranch earlier this month, pitched five innings on Monday in his final spring training start. With the Dodgers opening their season with two games in Tokyo, there was never really a doubt Japan’s Yoshinobu Yamamoto would pitch the first game and rookie Roki Sasaki the second. New contract removes all …

Roki Sasaki pitches 3 scoreless innings in his spring debut with the Dodgers
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Roki Sasaki pitches 3 scoreless innings in his spring debut with the Dodgers

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Roki Sasaki pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. The Reds put two runners on with one out in the fifth, but Sasaki escaped the jam by striking out TJ Friedl and Matt McLain — both looking. Sasaki, 23, agreed to a minor …

Roki Sasaki’s first official Dodgers outing is a rousing success
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Roki Sasaki’s first official Dodgers outing is a rousing success

LA Times  

It all came as advertised. In his first official Major League Baseball contest, in the Dodgers’ 4-2 win against the Cincinnati Reds in Cactus League play at Camelback Ranch, 23-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki displayed all the tools that made him such a coveted commodity coming over from Japan this offseason. “I still think his floor, being a really good major …

Roki Sasaki reveals marriage in social media post during Dodgers camp, like Shohei Ohtani last year
1 month ago

Roki Sasaki reveals marriage in social media post during Dodgers camp, like Shohei Ohtani last year

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise. The 23-year-old pitcher’s surprise wedding announcement during Dodgers spring training came a year after two-way star Shohei Ohtani did the same thing. Ohtani stunned the organization during last year’s camp when he revealed his marriage …

With the Dodgers’ organization watching, Roki Sasaki has some success throwing live batting practice
1 month, 1 week ago

With the Dodgers’ organization watching, Roki Sasaki has some success throwing live batting practice

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Even in practice, Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki draws a crowd. It Sasaki wasn’t particularly fazed by the attention and looked much more comfortable than last week, when he was a little wild during a bullpen session in chilly weather. There was no official velocity for Sasaki’s pitches but Bote said Sasaki’s fastball felt like it was in …

Dodgers rookie phenom Roki Sasaki pleased with first live session of spring training
1 month, 1 week ago

Dodgers rookie phenom Roki Sasaki pleased with first live session of spring training

LA Times  

Everywhere Roki Sasaki looked Wednesday afternoon, curious eyes stared back at him. “When everybody wants this guy,” teammate Mookie Betts said of Sasaki, whose signing this winter was one of the Dodgers’ biggest offseason coups, “everybody’s going to watch him.” Over the 27 pitches that followed, little could be truly gleaned about the current state of Sasaki’s talented but raw …

Roki Sasaki flashes big fastball, wicked splitter and a few nerves in first bullpen with the Dodgers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Roki Sasaki flashes big fastball, wicked splitter and a few nerves in first bullpen with the Dodgers

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Roki Sasaki was warming up for his bullpen on a cool, breezy Wednesday morning at Camelback Ranch, when the right-hander let loose a fastball that sailed past catcher Austin Barnes and clanged against the chain-link fence. “I didn’t necessarily feel great today, but just being able to get through the first bullpen without any injuries was a …

Yamamoto, Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers when the Dodgers play in Tokyo next month
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yamamoto, Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers when the Dodgers play in Tokyo next month

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto is likely to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they open the season against Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18 and Roki Sasaki could make his major league debut the next day. “I think it’s fair to say that Yamamoto will pitch that first one,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday. A lot …

Roki Sasaki says the Dodgers eased his injury concerns
2 months ago

Roki Sasaki says the Dodgers eased his injury concerns

LA Times  

Digital display of Japanese right-hander pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, appears at Dodger Stadium before he is introduced by the team at a news conference Wednesday. “I’ve had numerous minor injuries in Japan, and I don’t think that’s solely a result of the direction of the team,” Sasaki said. “Being at a stage in which I hadn’t thrown even one pitch …

Ohtani informed the Los Angeles Dodgers they had landed prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki
2 months ago

Ohtani informed the Los Angeles Dodgers they had landed prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani broke the news to the Los Angeles Dodgers that prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was joining the team. “It was pure excitement when we found out,” Friedman said Wednesday during Sasaki’s introduction outside Dodger Stadium. Manager Dave Roberts said his response included “some expletives, maybe.” Sasaki signed a minor league contract with a $6.5 million …

‘They all wanted him here.’ How Shohei Ohtani and other Dodgers recruited Roki Sasaki
2 months ago

‘They all wanted him here.’ How Shohei Ohtani and other Dodgers recruited Roki Sasaki

LA Times  

When Roki Sasaki sat down for a sushi dinner with Dodgers officials and players last week, days before agreeing to sign with the club in one of the biggest coups of baseball’s offseason, Shohei Ohtani was one of several stars in attendance. Throughout Sasaki’s highly anticipated and long-awaited posting process and free agency, the Dodgers knew the main pillars they …

Dodgers officially welcome Roki Sasaki, plan to ‘hit the ground running’ with pitcher
2 months ago

Dodgers officially welcome Roki Sasaki, plan to ‘hit the ground running’ with pitcher

LA Times  

Pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, slips on a Dodgers jersey with the help of president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, left, and manager Dave Roberts. “You will not only add to our rich legacy, but you will also play an instrumental part in helping us write the next chapter in Dodgers history.” In addition to Sasaki and Friedman, the Dodgers filled …

Money was a limited factor for Roki Sasaki, and he picked the Dodgers anyway
2 months, 1 week ago

Money was a limited factor for Roki Sasaki, and he picked the Dodgers anyway

Associated Press  

The courting of young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki was one of the few instances that all 30 Major League Baseball teams were on equal footing for prized talent. Roki Sasaki, of Japan, pitches during their Pool B game against the Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, March 11, 2023. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar …

Roki Sasaki signing takeaways: How much will he make? How good could Dodgers rotation be?
2 months, 1 week ago

Roki Sasaki signing takeaways: How much will he make? How good could Dodgers rotation be?

LA Times  

While Sasaki’s tools alone — a triple-digit fastball, wipeout splitter and fluid movements from his 6-foot-4 frame — would have made him a highly coveted free-agent target, the financial constraints he faced turned him into a generational bargain, similar to when Shohei Ohtani first signed with the Angels in December 2017. Because Sasaki was classified as an international amateur — …

Before Roki Sasaki’s posting, MLB found no evidence of handshake deal with Dodgers
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

Before Roki Sasaki’s posting, MLB found no evidence of handshake deal with Dodgers

LA Times  

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches during a Pool B game against the Czech Republic in the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome on March 11, 2023. Leading up to this offseason, there were rumors that the Dodgers possessed some sort of advantage in the star pitcher’s sweepstakes — a unique situation in its own right since Sasaki is under …

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
2 months, 1 week ago

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected. “I have signed a minor contract with …

Dodgers to sign Japanese star Roki Sasaki in yet another free-agency victory for L.A.
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers to sign Japanese star Roki Sasaki in yet another free-agency victory for L.A.

LA Times  

For the third time in the last 13 months, the Dodgers are signing a superstar player from Japan. While they had the most money remaining in their international bonus pool for the 2024 class, Sasaki and his agents decided the pitcher wouldn’t sign until the 2025 period opened Wednesday, in order “to make sure this was going to be a …

By joining Dodgers, Roki Sasaki prioritizes his development
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

By joining Dodgers, Roki Sasaki prioritizes his development

LA Times  

Japan’s Roki Sasaki pitches during the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Roki Sasaki is the most talented pitcher Japan has produced, and the 23-year-old with a 6-foot-4 frame and 102.5-mph fastball is now a Dodger. Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. By picking the Dodgers over the Padres, Sasaki has deprived baseball of regular showdowns with …

Why Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki’s MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America
2 months, 1 week ago

Why Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki’s MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency with ripple effects for Latin American teenagers whose unofficial agreements worth millions are on hold pending his decision. Players residing outside of the 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Canada are grouped together for baseball’s international amateur free …

With Roki Sasaki set to make a decision, Dodgers hope their pursuit pays off
2 months, 1 week ago

With Roki Sasaki set to make a decision, Dodgers hope their pursuit pays off

LA Times  

Roki Sasaki smiles while pitching for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. The Dodgers have long been seen as a top contender for Sasaki, a hard-throwing 23-year-old right-hander who had a 2.10 earned-run average in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. First and foremost, they are World Series champions and consensus betting favorites to defend their title; the …

Roki Sasaki won’t sign with New York Yankees, Texas Rangers or San Francisco Giants
2 months, 1 week ago

Roki Sasaki won’t sign with New York Yankees, Texas Rangers or San Francisco Giants

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them. Giants general manager Zack Minasian announced during a news conference Monday to introduce Justin Verlander that San Francisco no longer was in contention. The decision regarding New York was first reported by the Yankees’ YES …

Dodgers’ meeting with Roki Sasaki didn’t include in-person pitches from Ohtani or Yamamoto
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers’ meeting with Roki Sasaki didn’t include in-person pitches from Ohtani or Yamamoto

LA Times  

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. “There were a couple of teams that had a video from one or two players, but for the most part, it was the general manager, possibly an assistant GM, the manager, the pitching coach and people from the bio-mechanics performance and training staff.” Wolfe would not say …

How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?

LA Times  

Roki Sasaki will wait until the 2025 international signing period opens on Jan. 15, when clubs will have bonus pool money available to sign him, to decide on an MLB team. Joel Wolfe, Sasaki’s agent at Wasserman Media Group, said at the winter meetings that the pitcher — who will be restricted to signing a minor-league contract with a modest …

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar
3 months, 1 week ago

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

CNN  

CNN — The ink is barely dry on Juan Soto’s record-breaking contract with the New York Mets, but already MLB franchises are again looking for a shiny new toy. Sasaki’s career stats make for even better reading, with the so-called “Monster of the Reiwa Era” recording an ERA of just 2.02, picking up 524 strikeouts in 414 2/3 innings. Sasaki …

Column: Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani together on the Dodgers? It depends on what Sasaki wants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani together on the Dodgers? It depends on what Sasaki wants

LA Times  

Roki Sasaki pitches during a WBC semifinal game between Japan and Mexico in 2023 as people watch during a viewing event in Tokyo. There’s no way Sasaki hasn’t already contemplated whether he wants to share a clubhouse with the greatest player ever to come out of his country — or perhaps any country. Agent details posting process for star Japanese …

MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher said picking a club will be “like the draft in reverse.” On the first day of Sasaki’s 45-day window to sign with an MLB team, agent Joel Wolfe said the 23-year-old right-hander likely will …

Will Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki? Agent details posting process for star Japanese pitcher
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki? Agent details posting process for star Japanese pitcher

LA Times  

Like the rest of Major League Baseball, the Dodgers have closely monitored Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki over the last couple of years, anxiously waiting for the hard-throwing phenom to come to MLB. It was such an uncommon move that, as rumors about Sasaki’s interest in leaving Japan for MLB early circulated over the last couple of years, Wolfe said …

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. Because he is 23, Sasaki is considered an international amateur by MLB and is limited to a minor league contract subject to the international signing bonus pools …

Shohei Ohtani in early stages of rehab from shoulder surgery and hopes to be ready for opening day
4 months ago

Shohei Ohtani in early stages of rehab from shoulder surgery and hopes to be ready for opening day

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is in the early stages of rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series championship over the New York Yankees last month. “We’ve already removed the stitches,” the Japanese star said Thursday in Los Angeles after winning his third Most Valuable Player award, …

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

Associated Press  

CHIBA, Japan — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers have kept the most available space left in their 2024 signing bonus pool, $2,502,500. After the Dodgers signed Ohtani to a $700 million, 10-year contract and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a $325 million, 12-year deal last December, Los Angeles …

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision

New York Times  

Roki Sasaki’s first contract to play in the big leagues won’t be about just money. But once the sweepstakes begin for his services, Sasaki will likely prioritize stability, lifestyle, comfort and, according to league sources, a team’s track record with player development. “To be honest, he still has a lot to learn,” Chiba Lotta Marines manager Masato Yoshii said early …

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target

LA Times  

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches during the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s team in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, announced they will be posting the 23-year-old star for Major League Baseball teams to sign this winter. Now that Sasaki’s team will begin the process of posting him — his maximum singing bonus reportedly will …

Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be?

New York Times  

Roki Sasaki is a stud. But Sasaki, 23, has been putting up some bonkers numbers in Japan, with a 2.02 career ERA, and there’s a chance he comes over to Major League Baseball through the posting process this offseason. Even with a mid-career position player who has played Major League Baseball for his entire professional career, there are things the …

MLB GM meetings: What we’re hearing about star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki
4 months, 2 weeks ago

MLB GM meetings: What we’re hearing about star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

New York Times  

SAN ANTONIO — Roki Sasaki is so enormously talented that teams have to prepare for the possibility that the Japanese pitcher is about to become an international free agent, even though club officials still don’t know whether that will actually happen this winter. Amid the uncertainty, Sasaki has been a popular name this week at MLB’s general managers’ meetings, where …

Japanese star Roki Sasaki pitches seven strong innings as his future in MLB comes into focus.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Japanese star Roki Sasaki pitches seven strong innings as his future in MLB comes into focus.

Associated Press  

TOKYO — It’s not clear if pitcher Roki Sasaki — the next big thing out of Japanese baseball — will move to Major League Baseball next season. But on Friday, despite arm issues earlier in the year and a slight drop in velocity and strikeouts this season, he’s showed he’s ready to follow Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu …

One Sasaki throws hard, another hits homers. Will Rōki or Rintaro be MLB’s next Japanese star?
9 months, 1 week ago

One Sasaki throws hard, another hits homers. Will Rōki or Rintaro be MLB’s next Japanese star?

LA Times  

Rintaro Sasaki homered in the second at-bat of his U.S. amateur debut last week, the blast grabbing headlines because the 19-year-old might be the next big bat export from Japan to Major League Baseball. The best of the best play on The Farm 😤 Welcome to Stanford, Rintaro Sasaki!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/5p4JGZzoQT — Stanford Baseball February 14, 2024 Rōki made history in …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasts 1 inning in Dodgers debut, gives up 5 runs to Padres
1 year ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasts 1 inning in Dodgers debut, gives up 5 runs to Padres

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted just one inning in his Los Angeles Dodgers’ debut after signing a record $325 million, 12-year contract, giving up five runs to the San Diego Padres in a 15-11 loss on Thursday night. “I just got to get ready for the next outing.” San Diego batted around, and Michael Grove relieved Yamamoto with …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers
1 year ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers

Associated Press  

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Even Shohei Ohtani was intrigued by Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s exhibition debut Wednesday, making the 30-minute drive through Phoenix suburbs in a white convertible to show his support for a fellow Japanese star, even though he wasn’t playing in the game. When Yamamoto was asked how Ohtani judged the outing, the pitcher grinned and said “so-so.” Roberts said the …

Rōki Sasaki says he wants to play in MLB but Japanese pitcher won’t say when that might be
1 year, 2 months ago

Rōki Sasaki says he wants to play in MLB but Japanese pitcher won’t say when that might be

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Pitcher Rōki Sasaki is the next big thing out of Japanese baseball. I believe the club understands it too.” Sasaki has watched Shohei Ohtani sign a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers last month. Asked when he would play in MLB, Kyodo reported Sasaki saying very little: “I believe it’s important to play well …

Japan’s Sasaki likely to be coveted when available for MLB
2 years ago

Japan’s Sasaki likely to be coveted when available for MLB

Associated Press  

MIAMI — If Rōki Sasaki knows the perfect time for him to switch to the major leagues, he’s good at keeping a secret. The 21-year-old right-hander pitches in a U.S. ballpark for the first time Monday night, when he’ll start for Japan in a World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico. “He’s going to be a tremendous star in the big …

Japanese stars Ohtani, Sasaki turn Czech players into fans
2 years ago

Japanese stars Ohtani, Sasaki turn Czech players into fans

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Players become fans, collect souvenirs, chase autographs and cherish memories — some painful. That’s a common thread running through the World Baseball Classic when opponents face Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and his Japanese teammates. Something I’ll cherish and never forget.” For Satoria — the Czech pitcher’s first name is pronounced Andre — there’s the memory of …

Pitcher Roki Sasaki next ‘big thing’ from Japanese baseball
2 years ago

Pitcher Roki Sasaki next ‘big thing’ from Japanese baseball

Associated Press  

TOKYO — In Japan they call pitcher Roki Sasaki the “Monster of the Reiwa Era,” which translates roughly into a “once-in-a-generation superstar.” In simple English, Sasaki is likely to be the next big thing out of Japan following Shohei Ohtani, who debuted five years ago with the Los Angeles Angels. He is something special,” San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish …

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki looks to extend perfect streak
2 years, 11 months ago

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki looks to extend perfect streak

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Roki Sasaki, the 20-year-old Japanese pitcher with a 100 mph fastball and devastating splitter, will try for perfection again when he starts Sunday for the Chiba Lotte Marines against the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka. Sasaki pitched a perfect game against Orix on April 10 — the first in Japan in 28 years — and followed up with eight …

Japanese phenom Sasaki nearly throws 2nd straight perfecto
2 years, 11 months ago

Japanese phenom Sasaki nearly throws 2nd straight perfecto

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s 20-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki almost did it again. A week after pitching the first perfect game in Japanese professional baseball in 28 years, Sasaki delivered eight more perfect innings Sunday before being pulled after throwing 102 pitches. The game was tied 0-0 when Sasaki left, and his Lotte Marines wound up losing 1-0 in 10 innings to …

Roki Sasaki Just Pulled Off One of the Greatest Feats in Sports History
55 years, 2 months ago

Roki Sasaki Just Pulled Off One of the Greatest Feats in Sports History

Slate  

Last Sunday, 20-year-old Roki Sasaki threw the first perfect game in Japan’s top professional baseball league since 1994. There have been just 23 official perfect games in Major League Baseball history, while Sasaki’s was the 16th ever in Nippon Professional Baseball. Now, here’s the remarkable thing: Throwing maybe the best game in the history of high-level baseball wasn’t the most …

Roki Sasaki throws 16th perfect game in Japanese big leagues
2 years, 11 months ago

Roki Sasaki throws 16th perfect game in Japanese big leagues

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Roki Sasaki pitched a perfect game with 19 strikeouts, leading the Chiba Lotte Marines over the Orix Buffaloes 6-0 on Sunday in Japan’s Pacific League. “Honestly, I wasn’t thinking about the possibility,” he said of the perfect game. “I figured it would be OK if I gave up a hit, so I just pitched and put my trust …

Discover Related