Rintaro Sasaki, the left-handed power hitter who set the Japanese high school home run record (14) while playing at Hanamaki Higashi High School (Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan), has made a big first ...

Sasaki really is that nasty. The 23-year-old pitched four seasons in Japan and went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA during his pro career. He struck out 524 batters in 414.2 career innings. Sasaki pitched a ...

Roki Sasaki has looked as advertised during spring training—and at times it looks like he's toying with opposing hitters. On Tuesday during a four-inning outing against the Cleveland Guardians ...

Now Roki Sasaki might be taking it a step further. Rather than sitting in the 60s or low 70s, Dickey threw his knuckleball upward of 80 mph — and for strikes. When the "angry knuckler" worked ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers' signing of Japanese stars Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki has set off a collecting frenzy, just in time for MLB's return to Tokyo for the 2025 season. Fans are ...