On Saturday at Dodger Stadium, 23-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki took the mound for the fourth start of his highly anticipated rookie season and delivered his best performance yet, allowing ...

Roki Sasaki brought the heat. He just didn’t have the command. The 23-year-old Japanese phenom and newest Dodgers star hit 101 mph but lasted just three innings in his MLB debut Wednesday in a 6 ...

Wednesday's game occasioned the MLB debut of right-hander Roki Sasaki, the latest sensation to make the jump from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB. The flamethrowing 23-year-old opened ...

Facing Roki Sasaki was already a challenge. Hitting the Japanese phenom proved to be even more difficult for a Phillies offense that went as cold as the dipping temperature at Citizens Bank Park.

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 ...

The Phillies enter the unknown on Saturday with Roki Sasaki, as the Japanese phenom has just two starts to his name in the major leagues. The results have been mixed thus far, as Sasaki has thrown ...

If Rōki Sasaki had gotten his way, he would have pitched more than three innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told ...

If you want to know why teams were so intrigued by Roki Sasaki's potential, watch the first inning of his big-league debut. If you want to know why the 23-year-old will be a work in progress in ...

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 ...

TOKYO — They call him the “Monster of the Reiwa Era” here in his native Japan, but years ago this was a scene that Roki Sasaki could not have ever envisioned. Not after the tragedy that ...