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Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

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They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki ... Sasaki's expectations are higher than Snell's. Sasaki pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for four seasons before making the ...

Sasaki came to the Dodgers with four years of experience in Japan. He went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA, 0.883 WHIP, and 524 strikeouts over 414.2 innings. In his time with Nippon Professional Baseball ...

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Shota Imanaga of the Cubs last season, for example, was 30 years old and had eight years of experience in Nippon Professional Baseball ... the Year in 2025 is Roki Sasaki of the Dodgers, who ...

Sasaki was made available to MLB teams for a 45-day window by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific League under the posting agreement between Nippon Professional Baseball and MLB.

Nippon Professional Baseball must quickly adapt as it will continue to face challenges from the likes of Shotaro Morii, Rintaro Sasaki and others who dream of wearing major league uniforms ...

Sasaki, who has been one of the most intriguing arms in Japan dating back to his high ... He was the only pitcher in baseball to have a WHIP under 1.0 and strikeout rate above 33% during this ...

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki ... remains Sasaki - who posted a 2.02 ERA in four professional seasons in Japan - landing ...