Sasaki’s heater sat in the high 90’s topping out at 99.3 mph. His mid-80’s spitter was extremely effective at keeping Reds’ hitters off balance and garnering whiffs. His low-80’s slider ...

Sasaki struck out eight and picked up the win in Japan’s 10-2 victory over the Czech Republic. One of his 66 pitches clocked 164 kph. His friend from elementary high school, Yuki Tsurushima ...

While the New York Mets are dealing with injuries to two of their top starting pitchers, the Los Angeles Dodgers witnessed the spring training debut of top international free agent Roki Sasaki.

Beyond his high-octane fastball, which peaked at 99.3 mph, Sasaki unleashed a split-fingered fastball that evaluators believe is among the best in the world -- and generated seven misses on eight ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Roki Sasaki pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Sasaki allowed two hits ...

But they also landed highly-coveted Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who has been dominant in Nippon Professional Baseball but has yet to throw a pitch in an official Major League Baseball game.