Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki Sasaki, the latest pitching phenom out of Japan. Because Sasaki was posted by his club before the ...

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 ...

If you’re to believe the reports, the San Francisco Giants are one of the finalists for Japanese pitching superstar Rōki Sasaki. That’s the good news. The bad news is that those same reports ...

A little more than a decade ago, a pitcher by the name of R.A. Dickey threw a kind of knuckleball that baseball had essentially never seen. Now Roki Sasaki might be taking it a step further.

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.

Roki Sasaki, one of the most hyped MLB prospects in recent memory, made his spring training debut on Tuesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His velocity was as advertised. In three scoreless innings ...

Roman Anthony is just 20 years old and was considered the No. 1 prospect in baseball before Rōki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Anthony had a breakout year in 2024 and finished the ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. 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 ...