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Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki Sasaki, the latest pitching phenom out of Japan. Because Sasaki was posted by his club before ...

The Dodgers made two key additions to their rotation this winter. They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki. Snell is a proven big leaguer and Cy Young Award winner. However ...

Cubs lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers starters Rōki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are all expected to start when the teams travel to Japan next month and open the season with a pair of ...

Sasaki could pitch in the team's second game of the regular season against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 19. RELATED: Who is Rōki Sasaki? What to know about the Japanese pitching sensation ...

Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw just two innings, but wound up going three, throwing 30 pitches four Chicago White Sox minor-league players.

Roki Sasaki, one of the most hyped MLB prospects in recent memory, made his spring training debut on Tuesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His velocity was as advertised. In three scoreless innings ...

According to @PitchingNinja, Sasaki generated swings-and-misses on 87 % of the splitters that were swung at. All 7 Swings & Misses on Rōki Sasaki's Splitter from last night. 87% Whiff Rate.