Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki struggled in his spring training debut, raising questions about his readiness for a starting pitching role with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sasaki got off to a rocky start, allowing four of the first five batters he faced to reach base safely, which led to three runs crossing the plate. He threw just 17 of 36 pitches for strikes. The positive here is that he averaged an impressive 96.8 mph, topping out at 98.6 mph, on his four-seam fastball and recorded three strikeouts. He also showed off his new cutter and sinker. Sasaki's key to sustained success will be fastball command and whether he can generate whiffs consistently on his signature splitter. He's tentatively penciled into the Dodgers' season-opening rotation but fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach before anticipating a breakthrough campaign.

Record: 2-4. Change on 2025: 0. 5-inning record: 1-5 And it was going so well, too The D-backs jumped on the Dodgers Roki Sasaki in the bottom of the first. Nolan Arenado doubled in Geraldo Perdomo, and Ildemaro Vargas then doubled in a pair for a quick 3-0 lead. But it was more or less [ ]

The Dodgers keep their undefeated start to the spring alive, improving to 5-0, as they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 10-7 on Wednesday. Roki Sasaki made his spring debut, which was also his first start since May of last season. Sasaki struggled over 1 1/3 innings of work, tossing 36 pitches [ ]

Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki gave up three runs on three hits and two walks against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his first Cactus League start.