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• Roki Sasaki Provides Sneak Peek of Dodgers New Clubhouse After $100 Million Renovations

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki gave fans a sneak peek of the new clubhouse following the renovations to the stadium done throughout the offseason. More news: Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman Return to Dodgers Lineup For Freeway Series A sneak peak at new lockers in Dodgers Clubhouse from Roki Sasaki pic.twitter.com/4NU0SYfe5g— DodgersBeat (@DodgersBeat) March 23, …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Kiké Hernandez Compares Latin, Japanese Baseball Fans Following Tokyo Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers returned to the city after making their season debut overseas. The Dodgers’ trip to Japan was full of memorable moments, including the team’s historic Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs. More news: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Believes Yoshinobu Yamamoto Could Win Cy Young This Year Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki …...2025
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• Shohei Ohtani Praises Roki Sasaki After Dodgers, MLB Debut

The baseball world finally got to see the player that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been raving about all offseason long. Roki Sasaki started Game 2 of the MLB Tokyo Series about six hours from where he grew up to kick off his Major League career. Over three innings, the 23-year-old threw three strikeouts, allowed …...2025
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• Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Believes Yoshinobu Yamamoto Could Win Cy Young This Year

The Los Angeles Dodgers have three of the most talented players to come out of Japan in Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki. More news: Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Transforming Sport of Bowling With Exciting New Venture Throughout the offseason, Ohtani and Sasaki largely dominated the headlines in Los Angeles. When will Ohtani make his …...2025
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• Roki Sasaki Admits He Was Nervous in Dodgers, MLB Debut in Japan

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki made his Major League debut where his baseball journey began: Japan. More news: Dodgers Don’t Have Most Expensive Median Ticket Prices in MLB for 2025 Season The Dodgers traveled overseas for the start of the season and returned home 2-0 after sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series. …...2025
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• Predicting which White Sox prospect will debut first

Chase Meidroth has been getting some significant playing opportunities throughout this Cactus League season. | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images An under-the-radar scrapper seems to have an open road to breaking camp to Chicago next week Prospect hype continues to dwindle, as the Chicago White Sox are one week away from Opening Day and roster cuts are well underway. Although the Sox have MLB’s si...2025
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Shohei Ohtani, DH (LAD) Ohtani's path to back-to-back 50/50 seasons began on Wednesday in Japan when the Dodgers' superstar blasted his first home run of the regular season, a towering fly off a 99-mph fastball that was initially ruled fan interference but later overruled via replay review. Ohtani finished the 2-game Tokyo series with three hits, including two extra-base hits, and two walks in 10 ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 2

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The Cubs were swept by the Dodgers in Tokyo. An early season heavy sigh. Probably not going to be the last one before May either. If you paid attention this offseason, you are probably aware that the Cubs schedule is incredibly front loaded. At least if last season is predictive of this season. On paper, the Cubs have a harder March/April schedule than an...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Tokyo story

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The Dodgers take Japan, but Mookie Betts isn’t feeling so good. Some season previews. Everyone is looking for healthy pitching. And other MLB news. Good morning. I’m now convinced the Hanshin Tigers are the best team in baseball. The big news that came out of Tokyo last night is that Dodgers star Mookie Betts will miss both games against the Cubs with a...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 12, 2025

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Wake me up when spring training ends. Royals Data Dugout reveals their second roster projection ahead of Opening Day, with southpaw Kris Bubic winning the final rotation spot. It’s the fifth spot where questions and competition remain. Even though Daniel Lynch has been the best pitcher in camp, at least in game action, I’m still giving the nod to Bubic h...2025
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Roki Sasaki SP LAD Sasaki will make his MLB debut March 19 against the Cubs in the second game of the Tokyo Series, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports. His splitter has caught the eye of hitters, though not their bats. Turns out he's got just 518 rpm on the splitter; the lowest rpm on a splitter of 2024 was 577 rpm. Slow is good when it comes to RPM on a splitter, but his 96.3 mph on ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 7, 2025
Roki Sasaki, SP, Dodgers Roki Sasaki signed with the Dodgers out of Japan this offseason, and he's ready to make his mark in the major leagues. He is only 23 years old but has been a superstar in Japan for several years. His most notable achievement was throwing a perfect game in 2022. He did deal with some injuries and regression in 2024, but he posted his career worst ERA of just 2.35, which sho...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 26, 2025
Fantasy Relevance for the Dodgers deeper rotation options? Baseball fans know that the Dodgers loaded up on starting pitching in the offseason adding 2-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, Phenom Roki Sasaki and re-signing the legendary Clayton Kershaw. With Shohei Ohtani expected to take the mound this year and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow returning it's an electric top 5. That being ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Free the hair!

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images The Yankees’ most old-fashioned policy has ended Start spreading the news! The Yankees are changing one of their silliest and longest-standing rules about player grooming: they will now allow players to have “well-groomed” beards. On the face it it (pun very much intended) this is not massive news, but considering how set in their ways the Yankees have b...2025
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• Dodgers Notes: Fan Favorite Could Retire, Key Pitcher Injured, Bobby Miller Update, Roki Sasaki Announcement

A Los Angeles Dodgers free agent pitcher is considering retirement as he attempts to return from injury. A current reliever on the Dodgers is dealing with an injury, and confirmed he won’t be ready for the start of the season. Additionally, manager Dave Roberts provided the latest update on Bobby Miller as he recovers from …...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 26, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025
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• Rockies 14, White Sox 3: Early spring blues

Dominic Fletcher notches his first bomb of the year. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Colorado stomps Chicago pitching for yet another L It’s preseason, but the White Sox are picking right up where they left off. With a 14-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Chicago is still on the hunt for their first Cactus League victory. Davis Martin, Fraser Ellard, and Garrett Schoenle were the few bright s...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Can Nate Pearson start?

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Nate Pearson should be given a chance to start. It’s a new year here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and warm up. There’s no cover charge this evening. We can take your coat for you. The hostess will lead you to a tab...2025
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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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"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."

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• Further thoughts on the MLB Tokyo Series, the Cubs, the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani

Al Yellon The Cubs participated in the games, but they still have a long way to go in Japan. TOKYO — The window display you see above is in a random store in the Shibuya District in Tokyo. The Shibuya Crossing is one of the most famous spots in Tokyo; I wrote a bit about it the other day. But it’s not just in random stores in Shibuya where you see images of Shohei Ohtani. It’s literally e...2025
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• Dodgers Add Roki Sasaki To 40-Man Roster
The Dodgers have finalized their roster in advance of their Opening Day tilt with the Cubs. Los Angeles officially added Roki Sasaki to their 40-man roster. They also selected the contract of veteran reliever Luis García, who had been in camp as a non-roster invitee. Brusdar Graterol and Michael Grove were placed on the 60-day injured…...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Dodgers at Tokyo series preview

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Twenty-five years after the Cubs faced the Mets for two in the Tokyo Dome, they’ll play a pair against the Dodgers in the same Japanese venue. Usually, series previews here at BCB post a few hours before the series opens. But this series will be played halfway across the world at the Tokyo Dome, with the first pitch of both games scheduled...2025
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• Dodgers 6, Cubs 3: Let’s have an overreaction party!

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images As a Dodgers official I rode down in an elevator with after the game said, “It’s just two games.” TOKYO — You could look at it the way I noted below the headline. Or you could look at the Cubs’ 6-3 loss to the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome, a sweep the Dodgers completed without two of their best players (Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman) and utterly panic as t...2025
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• Dodgers 4, Cubs 1: Walkathon

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images You cannot win games walking that many opposing hitters. TOKYO — I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but walks will just kill a baseball team. Yes, the Cubs didn’t provide much offense and that’s another story, but the five walks Shōta Imanaga and Ben Brown issued in the first five innings of this game resulted in most of the Dodgers runs, and the de...2025
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• Roki Sasaki Makes Massive Announcement Following Dodgers First Cactus League Game

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki announced he has gotten married via Instagram. Sasaki posted a picture of two Dodger hats with the caption: “Thank you for your continued support. The other day I entered into the family with a common woman. A fresh start in public and private sector and I’m full of …...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ goal tending

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs have their eyes on the ultimate prize. 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’ tears, and ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 20, 2025

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Ignore yesterday’s headline that had the wrong date! Daniel Lynch IV is entering camp with a new perspective, having welcomed a child into the world last month: There are quite a few parallels there to becoming a first-time dad, as Lynch realized mid-conversation. “You find yourself thinking of yourself a lot less,” Lynch said. “Which I th...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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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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• 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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• Sasaki, 20, tosses 19-K perfect game in Japan

Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan's top professional league....2022

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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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• Dodgers 6, Cubs 3: Roki Sasaki minimizes the damage by flashing his stuff in MLB debut as Dodgers sweep Japan Series
After starting the season and the Japan Series on a nice note, the Dodgers got right back to business with Roki Sasaki making his much-anticipated MLB debut. They put some runs on the board for him early, and despite control issues, he did exit with the lead. Shohei Ohtani gave the crowd what they wanted …...2025
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• Dodgers @ Cubs April 19, 2025: Roki Sasaki makes his Major League debut as Dodgers look for a sweep in Tokyo
(Via @Dodgers) The Dodgers kicked off the 2025 campaign with a 4-1 win over the Cubs in Tokyo. Despite an ailing Mookie Betts being sent home and Freddie Freeman being scratched from the lineup with rib discomfort, the offense once again broke through in the fifth inning against a team playing some shoddy defense. They …...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo preview, Wednesday 3/19, 5:10 a.m. CT

Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images The Cubs look to split the Tokyo Series. TOKYO — Wednesday notes... ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Cubs’ total of just five batters reaching base Tuesday (three hits, one walk, one hit by pitch) tied for their third fewest in any season-opening game since 1901. They had three, all hits, in a 9-1 loss at San Francisco in 1966. They had four in a 3-0 win at Cincin...2025
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• Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year

Manager Mike Shildt (left), Fernando Tatis Jr. (middle), General Manager A.J. Preller (right). | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego enters camp on a positive note The lack of activity by the San Diego Padres made for a long offseason. The majority of moves the team made came in the form of minor league contract signings, adding players like Oscar Gonzalez, Yonatha...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned

Don Orsillo, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Mark Grant at Fanfest 2025 | Photo by Cheri Bell The sky is not falling The San Diego Padres held their 2025 FanFest celebration February 2nd with an improvement over the 2023 version. With the signing of Xander Bogaerts and the trade for Juan Soto, excitement was high in 2023 and Petco Park had ten of thousands of people clogging the concour...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 29, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Bobby Witt Jr. isn’t the video game cover boy? MLB.com’s Anne Rogers detailed how the rotation stands now. She writes as if five pitchers, including Kris Bubic, are competing for the final rotation spot. The Royals are confident in Bubic’s potential return to the rotation, even after seeing how much success he had in the bullpen last year when he returned from...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Winning the press conference

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images More on Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers. The Hall of Fame inductees met the media. Anthony Santander’s deal is not what it seems. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Jeff Passan has the story of why Roki Sasaki decided to sign with the Dodgers. Yes, in many ways it is obvious, but Passan has a bunch of details you may not be aware of. Jack Har...2025
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• 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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• Braves News: Roster predictions, Braves add a catcher, more

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well the offseason continues to crawl onward, with the pace of transactions of note slowing down dramatically league-wide of late, setting international free agency aside. There are still a good number of options available both on the free agent and trade markets. Perhaps with less market momentum, the values will be...2025
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To no one's surprise, Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki revealed Friday he will be signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers....2025
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