Sasaki, nicknamed in Japan as "the Monster of the Reiwa Era," struck out 11 batters in 7 and ⅔ innings with a 3.52 ERA during the 2023 WBC. In Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, he struck out 129 hitters in 111 regular-season innings for the Marines in the 2024 season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' newest headline starting pitcher believes he chose the place that can maximize his talent the most. During an introductory

The Dodgers are the favorites to win the World Series once again in 2025. There's no team with even close to the amount of talent the Dodgers currently have. The Dodgers have added a lot of talent to an already star-studded organization, but everyone from the 2024 roster won't return.

Rōki Sasaki is already getting used to Los Angeles life. The Los Angeles Dodgers' newest starting pitcher attended Tuesday's game between the L.A. Lakers and Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena.

Just one day after the World Series, the Braves traded Jorge Soler to the Angels. Over the next few ... Teoscar Hernández, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (32) — re-signed with Dodgers Hernández ...

The splitter is on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Dodgers are cornering the market. Splitters were thrown more often in 2024 than in any other season of the pitch tracking era, which goes back to 2008.

MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament.

The Diamondbacks still haven't replaced Pederson, who had a .923 OPS against righties in 2024. And while Naylor can reproduce Walker's power, he isn't on the same level as the three-time Gold Glover defensively.

Sunday news and notes regarding the Dodgers’ pursuit of Roki Sasaki, testing the challenge system and automated strike zone in some spring training games, plus Tyler Cyr announced his retirement.

It seems like just a matter of time before the Cubs sign a name-brand reliever. Estévez is on their radar, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. So are Jansen, Robertson and Ryan Pressly, per Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic.

The list is led by 23-year-old phenom Rōki Sasaki after he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 22. Coming in behind Sasaki on the list are three outfielders (Roman Anthony, Walker Jenkins ...