‘Treasure of Takata.’ Roki Sasaki’s bond with Rikuzentakata endures, long after 2011 tsunami
Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Roki Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to preserve his more pleasant recollections of his upbringing.
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Meet the Japanese company that irked MLB execs during the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes
The seating arrangement revealed the true power dynamic behind the pursuit of Roki Sasaki ... Yoshinobu Yamamoto and San Diego Padres’ Yu Darvish, as well as several other major-league stars.
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Roki Sasaki’s MLB debut is tantalizing, and shaky, as Dodgers complete Tokyo Series sweep
or even Roki Sasaki’s major league debut. March 19, 2025 There also was wildly inconsistent command — leading him to walk five of the 14 batters he faced and miss the zone on well more than ...
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Dodgers' Roki Sasaki allows just one hit to Cubs but walks five in much-hyped MLB debut during Tokyo Series
Wednesday's game occasioned the MLB debut of right-hander Roki Sasaki, the latest sensation to make the jump from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB. The flamethrowing 23-year-old opened ...
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Roki Sasaki Focused On Repeating Mechanics ‘Better Moving Forward’
Roki Sasaki made his highly-anticipated debut during the second game of the Tokyo Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs to complete the sweep. Sasaki came out with a perfect ...
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Roki Sasaki shows electric 100-mph potential in shaky Dodgers debut
Roki Sasaki brought the heat. He just didn’t have the command. The 23-year-old Japanese phenom and newest Dodgers star hit 101 mph but lasted just three innings in his MLB debut Wednesday in a 6 ...
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Roki Sasaki gets out of bases-loaded jam with strikeouts of Michael Busch and Matt Shaw
MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs - 03/19/2025 Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers Roki Sasaki ...
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Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki make Los Angeles Dodgers the Cactus League's top attraction
A week before the 2025 MLB regular season begins in Tokyo, thousands of Los Angeles Dodgers fans gathered in Glendale to watch rookie sensation Roki Sasaki and phenom Shohei Ohtani in the Cactus ...
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Hernández: Roki Sasaki's bond with Rikuzentakata endures, long after 2011 tsunami
Roki Sasaki pitches for the Chiba Lotte Marines ... to sign with the San Diego Padres so that he could learn from Yu Darvish. Murakami said of Sasaki’s eventual choice of the Dodgers, “He ...
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Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki make Los Angeles Dodgers the Cactus League's top attraction
Yamakita became a Dodgers fan in 2017 when L.A. traded for Japanese-born starting pitcher Yu Darvish ... their plans for the young pitcher. Roki Sasaki exits early in Dodger Stadium debut.
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Dylan Hernández: Roki Sasaki's bond with Rikuzentakata endures, long after 2011 tsunami
"Roki's house was 30 or 40 meters down ... sign with the San Diego Padres so that he could learn from Yu Darvish. Murakami said of Sasaki's eventual choice of the Dodgers, "He will be on ...