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• Dodgers Post podcast: Has Roki Sasaki rediscovered himself?

Is Roki Sasaki back? Is fortune-telling real? And would Don Mattingly have been able to take Yasiel Puig? On the latest episode of the Dodgers Post podcast, California Post baseball writers Dylan Hernandez and Jack Harris are diving into all that and more. The two start by recapping the Dodgers’ weekend series win over the......2026
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2486: Has the Clutch Code Been Cracked?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first home run of the season, injuries to Munetaka Murakami and Craig Kimbrel, a crotch-related suspension precedent, the mystery of Julio Rodriguez’s defense, Roki Sasaki’s surge, the phenomenon of National Anthem standoffs, Carmen Mlodzinski’s brief relief revolt, whether Victor Wembanyama would be a good pitc...2026
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• Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki rediscovers fastball, and possibly himself

Never mind the final score. Never mind how the Dodgers’ six-game winning streak ended or even how many innings Roki Sasaki pitched. The details were trivial. What mattered was that in the 10th start of his second major-league season, Sasaki rediscovered his fastball – and by doing so, might have rediscovered himself. After an ugly......2026
• Tanner Scott’s late implosion sinks Dodgers as six-game win streak snapped

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• Phillies 4, Dodgers 3: Tanner Scott revisits his nightmare 2025 to snap win streak, but Roki Sasaki continues to make progress
After continuing to roll to open the series against the Phillies yesterday, the Dodgers played another close one with them today. Roki Sasaki continued to progress, but Tanner Scott finally blew a game late and the Dodgers couldn’t mount a comeback in a 4-3 loss. ====== Roki Sasaki was looking to continue his momentum in …...2026
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• Giants 9, Dodgers 3: One team took their chances and the other did not … again
The Dodgers came into the rivalry series against the Giants limping along and hoping to get right, but instead their woes deepened as one team executed when they needed to and the other didn’t. That’s becoming a trend in a 9-3 loss. ====== With a couple weeks to prove himself, Roki Sasaki‘s mission now is …...2026

• Effectively Wild Episode 2486: Has the Clutch Code Been Cracked?
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• Future watch

Twelve years ago I wrote a post about the return of the Topps Future Star(s) label and my lack of appreciation for it when Topps first broke it out in the late 1980s (although it used "Future Stars" to describe its three-player prospect cards at the start of the decade). Since first returning in 2014 -- actually its second return as the Future Stars went on hiatus for 1992 and 1993 befo...2026
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• Dodgers Starting Rotation to Start Year Revealed, Hyeseong Kim Update, Roki Status & More

On this Tuesday edition of Dodgers Dougout Live, Doug McKain breaks down what the Dodgers starting rotation will look like when Opening Day rolls around, the latest on Hyeseong Kim’s injury, Roki Sasaki a lock to be a starter and…...2026
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• Roki Sasaki needs a third pitch to start and it might just be this weird cutter
(Via @Dodgers) Roki Sasaki had a roller coaster of a rookie campaign — he lost velo, lost command, and lost time on the active roster (due to injury) before roaring back to life as he swapped to relief late in the season, a role in which he eventually became the closer and played a critical …...2026
• Dodgers Officially Transitioning Ben Casparius to New Role

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a starting pitching problem for a majority of the 2025 season after losing three of their staple starters in Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Roki Sasaki to injury. More news: Dodgers Have Best Reputation in MLB Among Players, And It Isn’t Close However, it appears the team has found …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki Pain-Free, But Not Making Much Progress

This year has been far from smooth for the Los Angeles Dodgers as it pertains to their expected pitching staff. Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Tony Gonsolin, and Roki Sasaki have all gone down with various injuries. Couple that with the preexisting injuries to Shohei Ohtani and the newfound ones to some of the bullpen arms …...2025
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• Cubs 16, Dodgers 0: The hits and home runs just kept on coming

Two of the Cubs’ home run heroes from Saturday night, Carson Kelly and Michael Busch | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images It took a while, but the Cubs brought out the big bats at Dodger Stadium Saturday evening. The Cubs and Dodgers looked like they would be locked in a classic pitcher’s duel for the first five innings of this game. Ben Brown and Roki Sasaki were both dealing, and both teams flashe...2025
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• What’s next for the Cubs now that Roki Sasaki is going somewhere else?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images They do have some choices. But they had better get going. As we learned late Monday, the Cubs will not be the MLB landing spot for NPB star Roki Sasaki. He has narrowed his choices to three teams: Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays. I think I’m not alone when I say I hope it’s either of the two teams besides the Dodgers. In fact, if he did choose the Jays, t...2025
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• Braves expected to sign top 10 International Free Agent, per Baseball America

Truist Park | Joshua Peacock Baseball America has released their Top 50 International Prospects heading into next year and the Braves are expected to sign a high-ranking player on their list. As we begin working through December, Baseball America has released their Top 50 International Prospects heading into the next international signing period. We expanded our international bonus boa...2024
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• Roki Sasaki’s posting, and thoughts about Kyle Tucker

Photo by Sports Nippon/Getty Images The Cubs haven’t done much this offseason... yet. Roki Sasaki, the Japanese star, was recently officially posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. The posting date was delayed so that Sasaki could take advantage of MLB’s international bonus pools for 2025, which reset as of January 15. While Sasaki can now talk with all 30 MLB teams, I would...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023

Do not do this! | Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Our final Asian Baseball Wrap: NPB Busy week, huh? First, Will Smith comes back. Then the Royals splash some cash at Seth Lugo. To make room, they traded Taylor Clarke to the Brewers and get some minor leaguers back in return. They also signed Chris Stratton (and have not yet made a corresponding move). I don’t think we’ve...2023
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"Ironically, the only time Roki Sasaki has looked like an MLB pitcher this year was when he pitched to minor-league hitters."

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"Are the Dodgers ruining baseball? Inside the Roki Sasaki signing -- and a spending spree that has rocked MLB"

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"Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, will be posted to the MLB, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday."

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"Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki brought two bags full of candy and signed a baseball for William Escala as an apology for hitting the Czech Republic outfielder with a 101 mph pitch."

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"Roki Sasaki struck out 19 batters during a perfect game, making his showing arguably the greatest pitching performance in Japanese baseball history."

• Putting my order in order

My first sportlots order of the year has been sitting on my rolltop desk waiting for me to brag about it. It's not bragging material, really. There were a lot of upgrades that I don't need to show, but I sure did enjoy getting that 1977 Topps Joel Youngblood to replace the creased one in the set binder that I didn't even know was creased until a rare day of sunshine came through the car...2026
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• Dave Roberts offers candid response on Roki Sasaki’s start: ‘He was overthrowing’

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A third pitch for Roki Sasaki? What about a first? You know, the fastball. Because if Sasaki can’t locate that where he wants, as was the case Wednesday in his first start of the exhibition season, it won’t matter if he learns to throw a cutter or slider or whatever he wants to call......2026
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• Dodgers Targeting Roki Sasaki Return in Late June: Report

Roki Sasaki was supposed to be the next star pitcher in MLB. Several teams were fighting to secure the young Japanese-born right-handed pitching phenom, especially because they could sign him to a cheap contract. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the battle, buut it does not seem like they have won the war, as Sasaki sits …...2025
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• Dave Roberts Discusses Extension Talks With Dodgers
It’s been a busy offseason in Los Angeles this winter as the reigning World Series champions have worked hard to improve their roster, bringing in high-profile free agents like Blake Snell and Tanner Scott while also securing the services of 23-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki in international free agency. Frustrations from fans around the game led…...2025
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• Why Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers is bad for baseball

Photo by Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers are dominating in a way that cannot be good for the game’s future. By now, you’ve heard about Japanese star righthander Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers. It does seem like a foregone conclusion, doesn’t it? All of the meetings with other teams and travel to some cities besides Los Angeles seem like the proverbial dog-an...2025
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• Roki Sasaki signs with Dodgers: Japanese ace agrees to deal with World Series champs

The 23-year-old pitcher has been making international headlines since he was a teenager...2025
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• Dodgers Having “Exploratory” Talks About Trading For International Bonus Pool Funds
The 23-year-old Roki Sasaki is considered an international free agent due to his age, as league rules dictate, and thus his impending arrival to the big leagues has brought extra attention to the int’l free agent acquisition process, which officially began today with the opening of the signing window. The race to sign Sasaki isn’t…...2025
• What’s next for the Cubs now that Roki Sasaki is going somewhere else?
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• Cub Tracks’ working on it

Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs have a new old pitcher and a new old catcher and the same old game plan. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ t...2025
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• Dodgers Injury Updates: Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Blake Treinen

The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming out of the All-Star break with the best record in the National League at 58-39. There’s plenty of room for improvement, though. More news: Dodgers Surprisingly Expected to Pursue Key Upgrade at Trade Deadline, Says Insider “I think the win-loss, the standings are great,” manager Dave Roberts said. “But …...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ working on it
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• A few more clues about where Roki Sasaki might sign

Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It’s January and he’ll be on a MLB team by the end of this month. Earlier this week, I posted this article with some information about Roki Sasaki’s process for deciding which MLB team he will choose later this month. Now, thanks to Pete Abraham’s Sunday notes column in the Boston Globe, we have a bit more information. In i...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ the other shoe

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Today’s anthology of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Identify the footwear for BCB points. Sammy, Tucker, all of that and more. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, an...2024
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• Braves expected to sign top 10 International Free Agent, per Baseball America
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• Braves News: Nathan Eovaldi, Brian Snitker, Latest Rumors, and more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Could a quiet Monday across baseball give way to a busy Tuesday? Overall, it was a pretty quiet first full day around the Winter Meetings. Rumors certainly picked up and their were a few transactions, but the expected flurry of moves that some expected was Juan Soto signed has not happened just yet. For the Braves specifically, Brian Sni...2024
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• A few thoughts about new Cubs lefthander Matthew Boyd

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images This could be a good value signing. Or not. As always, we await developments. As you know, the Cubs signed lefthander Matthew Boyd to a two-year, $29 million contract very early Monday. The signing has not yet been officially announced by the team. You can read Josh’s thoughts about Boyd at the link above. But I also have opinions! So here they are. Boyd ...2024
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• SB Nation Reacts: Who’s going to sign Roki Sasaki?

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images A fair number of respondents to the survey chose the Cubs. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Now that the MLB non-tender deadline has passed, thoughts ...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Phillies 4, Dodgers 3: Tanner Scott revisits his nightmare 2025 to snap win streak, but Roki Sasaki continues to make progress
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• Dodgers’ rotation pressure shifts to Roki Sasaki, after Emmet Sheehan regains form

The Dodgers’ starting rotation is close to firing on all cylinders. Just so long as Roki Sasaki doesn’t blow a tire again. On Saturday at Dodger Stadium, the team saw positive signs from two of its other big rotation question marks. Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki will try to keep the rotation’s momentum going Sunday......2026
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• Boxed out

I've done a fairly good job of avoiding the blaster purchase over the last four or five years. Once a standard pick-up, I gradually pulled away due to blaster-exclusive "manufactured relics," then general unavailability during the pandemic, then a hike in price and the repeated frustration of pulling Marlins and Diamondbacks. There are really only 3 times out of the year that...2026
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• A few more details have emerged about Roki Sasaki’s process to come to MLB

Photo by Sports Nippon/Getty Images Yes, I’m saying the Cubs have a chance. The most sought-after free agent this winter might be a guy who won’t cost teams very much. That, of course, is start Japanese righthander Roki Sasaki, who was posted Dec. 9 by his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. That opened a 45-day window in which Sasaki can negotiate with MLB teams, who can only sign him as a...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Max Fried loves his dog

Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Apollo Fried not pictured, but that’s still a good dog.) Happy Friday friends! As predicted earlier this week the news stories are slowing down (somehow this is the last Friday before Christmas? How did that happen?!) Max Kepler has left the Twins on a one-year deal; a few potential Hall of Famers have a case made for them; Bobby Witt Jr. lov...2024
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• Royals have done “due diligence” on Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images One of the top pitchers in Japan will be subject to international spending limits. Juan Soto signed a landmark free agent deal as the most coveted player available, but the second-most coveted free agent this winter will likely sign one of the smaller deals this winter. Roki Sasaki, a 23-year-old who has spent the last five years pitching for the Chibe Lotte...2024
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the 2023 World Baseball Classic | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images There are a lot of positives in the Cubs’ favor. It’s been widely assumed that whenever the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s NPB post Roki Sasaki so he can come to MLB next year, he’ll sign with the Dodgers. Or if not, perhaps the Padres. This posting isn’t likely to happen for a few weeks, becaus...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
There are four images for “Alen Hanson” and “Royals” in the archive. This is one of them. Asian Baseball Midseason Check, Part III: NPB Ed note: As mentioned in yesterday’s comments, Max and I swapped Fri and Sat so you’re basically getting a Friday Rumblings on Saturdays. Lucky (or unlucky) you! Also, a bunch of this was written Thursday so do with that what you will. If you haven’t ha...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2023
Randy Bass of the Denver Bears scores against the Omaha Royals in 1980 - I promise this is relevant | Denver Post via Getty Images How did you spend your first non-day-after-Opening-Day off day? Fridays during the season can be a mixed bag for Rumblings. Thursday’s a fairly common off day so that can often be helpful. Writers for major outlets like The Star will drop that feature story t...2023
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• Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, 20, throws 19-strikeout perfect game

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• Are the Dodgers ruining baseball? Inside the Roki Sasaki signing -- and a spending spree that has rocked MLB
L.A.'s run of star additions has angered opposing fan bases and sounded alarms across the sport. But is the team or the system to blame?...2025
• Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki throws 19-K perfect game in NPB

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• Roki Sasaki To Sign With Dodgers
Japanse right-hander Roki Sasaki has announced on Instagram that he is signing with the Dodgers. Hat tip to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Since Sasaki is subject to the international bonus pool system, it will technically be a minor league deal, but he is sure to be on the club’s Opening Day roster as long…...2025
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• Teoscar Hernández ‘Praying to God’ Dodgers Bring Kiké Hernández Back in Free Agency

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had an A-plus offseason. They’ve added two starting pitchers in Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki, the best reliever on the market in Tanner Scott, and brought back outfielder Teoscar Hernández and right-handed pitcher Blake Treinen. They’ve also added potential breakouts in outfielder Michael Conforto and infielder Hyeseong Kim. Read more: …...2025
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• Cubs 16, Dodgers 0: The hits and home runs just kept on coming
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• Japanese star Roki Sasaki says he's joining Dodgers
Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school, has chosen the Los Angeles Dodgers as his major league team, he announced on Instagram on Friday....2025
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• Roki Sasaki signs with Dodgers: Japanese ace agrees to deal with World Series champs
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• Fantasy baseball 2026: Why Chase Burns, Roki Sasaki and others could break out with new pitches

In the “laboratory” phase of the fantasy baseball season, the most tantalizing storylines revolve around starting pitchers debuting new or revamped pitches....2026
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.289, 0.706 — Luis Arraez batting at Roki Sasaki. 0.289, 0.685 — Josh Jung batting vs. Mike Soroka. 0.282, 0.693 — Ildemaro Vargas batting at Nathan Eovaldi. 0.273, 0.680 — Yordan Alvarez batting vs. George Kirby. 0.262, 0.692 — Chandler Simpson batting at […]...2026
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• Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2: 3 runs in 3 batters was more than enough against this Dodgers lineup
Remarkably, the Dodgers have found a way to look even worse than ever in this four-game slide, as they fell to the Cardinals again 3-2. ====== Roki Sasaki basically had one bad sequence in the 3rd where he went double, double for a run, and two-run homer on an 0-2 pitch that made it 3-0. …...2026
• Dodgers @ Cardinals – May 2, 2026: Bats looking to get back on track
Offensive performances so gross that you’re now stuck with me for Game Threads. Today's #Dodgers lineup at Cardinals: pic.twitter.com/bFqzxstHCc— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 2, 2026 Saturday Night Baseball on @MLBONFOX ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/iPGQg3fuAq— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 2, 2026 Roki Sasaki looks to build on his last start with his new pitc...2026
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• Dodgers’ rotation pressure shifts to Roki Sasaki, after Emmet Sheehan regains form
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• Dodgers @ Nationals April 5, 2026: Sasaki goes for the sweep after rain delay, Mookie hits the IL
The Dodgers secured the series win last night in a 10-5 victory that once again involved the offense teeing off against the Nationals’ starting pitcher. The team scored six within the first three innings and never surrendered that significant lead, with the Nationals just tacking on a few runs at the end. Roki Sasaki will …...2026
• Roki Sasaki’s new pitch has no name, but what exactly is it?

WASHINGTON –– It’s a pitch without a name. A breakthrough development nobody quite knows how to label. Since the start of spring training this year, Roki Sasaki has been working on a new third weapon to complement his fastball-splitter arsenal. It’s a crucial addition for the Dodgers’ second-year phenom, even if its identity is still......2026
• Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki Reveals Key to Newfound Success

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki had a solid outing Monday night, and after the game, he revealed a little about what he's changed as he seeks to end the struggles he faced in spring training....2026
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• Dodgers' Roki Sasaki shows 'growth' in 2026 debut after disastrous spring training

Sasaki gave up just one earned run in four innings against the Guardians on Monday...2026
• 'Big step' for Dodgers' Sasaki after horrid spring
After a disastrous spring training, Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki showed promise in his first start of the season, limiting the Guardians to one run while striking out four....2026
• Roki Sasaki Addresses Possible Minor League Demotion After Struggles

Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is going through a turbulent time in his young career, and a minor league could be coming....2026

• Dodgers’ Miguel Rojas Reveals He’s Switching Jersey Numbers for Roki Sasaki

After speculation surrounding an Instagram story from Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas Sunday, there is finally an answer to the question of whether or not Rojas was giving up his No. 11 to rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki. Rojas confirmed in an email to The Big Lead’s J.P. Hoornstra that he will be giving up …...2025
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