The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2025 season with two goals: to repeat as World Series champions and to develop Roki Sasaki at the major league level. So far, so good for the first goal.

Sasaki, 23, logged five innings on Saturday, surrendering three runs on six hits and two walks. He also struck out four of the 24 batters he faced. On the season, he's now sporting a 3.86 ERA (102 ...

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Myles Straw isn't just playing his best baseball ... Toronto failed to land prized amateur free agent Roki Sasaki. Straw's fit and price tag both raised concern.

Roki Sasaki had a rough start against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. It took him 61 pitches in 1.2 innings to give up two earned runs, three hits and four walks. Not great. But Los Angeles ...

This week wasn’t about the defending World Series champions visiting Japan, or Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s transformation, or even Roki Sasaki’s major league debut. March 19, 2025 There also was ...

In seven innings, he is yet to allow a run, has seven strikeouts, and has posted a 0.86 WHIP. Sasaki’s splitter is already getting noticed as talked about as one of the better pitches in the MLB.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Midway through January, when the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes were intensifying, Myles Straw would occasionally check for news on the Japanese phenom. Straw’s focus at that point ...

The number is in: A total of 20 MLB teams submitted information to Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki. The Detroit Tigers were one of those 20. Sasaki, a 23-year-old right-hander, will sign with ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married -- a development that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise. "What? I didn't know he had a ...

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise. "What? I didn't know he had a girlfriend," Roberts ...

Now that Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has officially signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he is ready to enjoy some American food. "I haven’t tried any American hamburgers, so I’m really ...

Why did Roki Sasaki insist on coming to the major leagues this winter? The answer, the 23-year-old Sasaki confirmed at his introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, was related ...