The Tokyo Dome is alive with energy, but no one feels it more than Roki Sasaki. The post Roki Sasaki’s Dodgers Debut Season Faces Sky-High Expectations as Insider Drops Bold Prediction appeared ...

The right-hander, out since May 9 with a shoulder impingement, threw a 39-pitch bullpen session Wednesday in hopes of ...

Sasaki now bolsters a Dodgers' rotation that struggled with injuries to Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, Gavin Stone, and River Ryan among others toward the end of the 2024 season.

Rintaro Sasaki is the first elite prospect to skip the Nippon Professional Baseball league. ... Sasaki slashed .413/.514/.808 in high school and was walked twice as many times as he struck out.

Sasaki played first base for Hanamaki-Higashi High School where he set a record of 140 home runs. The Iwate prefecture school was also attended by MLB star Shohei Ohtani .

During high school, his fastball reached 101 mph, breaking Shohei Ohtani’s record. So unlike Yamamota, Sasaki was considered the country’s best high school baseball prospect almost from day one.

Sasaki’s presence bolsters a stacked rotation headlined by Yamamoto, prize free-agent acquisition Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani, who did not pitch in 2024 following Tommy John surgery. 3 ...

Sasaki attended the same high school as Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. During his prep career, he set a new Japanese high school record by homering 140 times.

Sasaki was a headline addition for the Dodgers during the offseason, but he has not lived up to the hype to this point. Through eight starts, he has a 4.72 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 24 strikeouts and 22 ...

Sasaki, 23, has gradually lost velocity off his high-octane fastball this season, and velocity loss is a classic sign of shoulder trouble. His heater averaged 98.1 mph in his first MLB start.

Rintaro Sasaki intends to continue his baseball career in the United States. In an unprecedented move, the top high school prospect in Japan did not submit his name for the Nippon Professional ...