Los Angeles Dodgers' Roki Sasaki Set to Make Japanese Baseball History in Tokyo Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs open up the major league season on March 18-19 with the two-game Tokyo Series. The ...
Three Japanese Starters-Not Named Ohtani-Are Dominating MLB Hitters
Major league hitters are scuffling against the offerings of Japanese pitching stars Roki Sasaki, Shota Imanaga, and Yoshinobu ...
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Lights-out in spring, Sasaki ready for next step
Roki Sasaki threw a splitter in the fourth inning on Tuesday that seemed like it dove straight down immediately after leaving ...
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MLB Hitters Should Already Fear Roki Sasaki
Sasaki’s fastball would rank last in spin rate. (MLB baseballs are bigger and less tacky than NPB baseballs, allowing less grip and spin.) Why does spin rate even matter? The faster a four ...
Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki make Los Angeles Dodgers the Cactus League's top attraction
The attention on the defending World Series champion and Diamondbacks nemesis extends far beyond the Pacific and Atlantic ...
Scouting the MLB Draft: Notes on Luke Stevenson, Matt Scott, Rintaro Sasaki and more
Stevenson homered twice on Saturday, showing off his grade 70 power. Can he get a team to believe in him as a catcher?
Chicago Cubs Make Crucial Decision on One of Baseball's Top Prospects
Matt Shaw, who enters the season as a Top-20 prospect in baseball, is going to Japan for the looming Tokyo Series, though we ...
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Cubs top prospect makes team's Tokyo travel roster
That doesn’t necessarily mean that he will be making his major league debut in Japan, but it means the possibility remains on the table.