Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki ... to Sasaki in Yu Darvish, also made the cut. The third finalist was more unusual. Toronto ...

In that respect, Sasaki's splitter more resembled the spin killers currently deployed by the Mariners' star trio of Logan Gilbert (640 rpm), Bryce Miller (912 rpm) and George Kirb ...

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With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has ... With that in mind, Sasaki visited the Toronto Blue Jays last week, although ...

By the way, Sasaki was only 20 years old at the time … and he was already in possession of a triple-digit fastball. The hype machine could have built itself at that point. Rōki Sasaki ...

Video below shows the last two in the sequence. Rōki Sasaki could just throw a Splitter every pitch. Yes, those are indeed splitters, not sliders. That offering is what makes Sasaki so unique ...

The Dodgers made two key additions to their rotation this winter. They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki. Snell is a proven big leaguer and Cy Young Award winner. However ...

Sasaki could pitch in the team's second game of the regular season against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 19. RELATED: Who is Rōki Sasaki? What to know about the Japanese pitching sensation ...

According to @PitchingNinja, Sasaki generated swings-and-misses on 87 % of the splitters that were swung at. All 7 Swings & Misses on Rōki Sasaki's Splitter from last night. 87% Whiff Rate.

Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw just two innings, but wound up going three, throwing 30 pitches four Chicago White Sox minor-league players.

Cubs lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers starters Rōki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are all expected to start when the teams travel to Japan next month and open the season with a pair of ...