PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers, as manager Dave Roberts had said repeatedly when asked about Roki Sasaki over the season’s first few weeks, knew what they signed up for. Long before his arrival ...

Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki delivers in the first inning of a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. (Laurence Kesterson / Associated Press) Long before his arrival this ...

PHILADELPHIA — A week ago, Roki Sasaki sought an escape from the bottom. The 23-year-old could not locate his fastball, or locate anything, and departed after just five outs, disappearing down ...

PHILADELPHIA — During Roki Sasaki’s first two starts, the Dodgers had to use their imagination to visualize the pitcher they believe he can be. On a chilly Saturday in Philadelphia, they at ...

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 ...

Throughout his baseball career, Roki Sasaki has only known success. Since Sasaki was in high school, he was poised to be one of the greatest Japanese pitchers. More news: Latest Graphic Shows ...

PHILADELPHIA — Because he made himself available to Major League Baseball execs while under the age of 25, Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was going to be a relative bargain. Sasaki, who made his ...

In just his third start of his Major League career, Roki Sasaki has shown strong improvement compared to his first two outings. Back in Tokyo, Sasaki tossed three innings of one-run ball in his ...

Roki Sasaki's latest MLB start went fairly well against the Philadelphia Phillies, but Dave Roberts kept things in perspective. Saturday's start against the Philadelphia Phillies – a team the ...

LOS ANGELES — Roki Sasaki is a bundle of talent. His mechanics are a visually dazzling cluster of long limbs and he is a very unfinished product at this point. The experience of watching him ...

Saturday's start for Roki Sasaki is more of what the Japanese rookie expects after a rough start to his MLB career. Sasaki went four innings and struck out four batters while allowing just one run ...