ARLINGTON, Texas — On his 78th pitch, Roki Sasaki cracked a slight smile and smacked his glove. His day was complete after rolling up an inning-ending double play, and he’d taken another step ...

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in January 2025 with a minor league contract, earning a base salary of $760,000 in 2025 and $780,000 in 2026 plus a $6.5 million signing ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Rintaro Sasaki didn’t so much choose baseball as it chose him: Born to a legendary high school coach in Japan, gifted with a massive frame that generates prodigious ...

ARLINGTON, Tex. — Roki Sasaki will have to keep waiting for his first Major League Baseball victory. Despite his season-long six-inning, two-run start against the Texas Rangers on Saturday ...

Roki Sasaki, the highly anticipated minor league player, is facing control issues, impacting the Dodgers' performance. Manager Dave Roberts remains supportive despite Sasaki's struggles in his ...

Roki Sasaki was the most anticipated rookie entering the 2025 season. The Japanese-born pitcher was expected to be the clear 2025 National League Rookie of the Year. However, Sasaki is off to a ...

Roki Sasaki has an arm that was gifted to him from the heavens. That was never in question. Whether Sasaki becomes the best pitcher in baseball, or even just a mainstay in the Dodgers rotation ...

Midway through Saturday’s 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers, TV cameras caught a teary-eyed Roki Sasaki in the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout. It’s hard to blame Sasaki for feeling frustrated ...

No one said Roki Sasaki's transition to Major League Baseball would be easy. In his second big-league start, and his first at Dodger Stadium, Sasaki walked four batters and allowed two runs ...