{"id":27128,"date":"2025-02-19T03:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T03:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27128"},"modified":"2025-02-19T03:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T03:39:14","slug":"breaking-roki-sasaki-update-has-dodgers-fans-buzzing-ahead-of-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27128","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Roki Sasaki Update Has Dodgers Fans Buzzing Ahead of Wednesday!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Roki Sasaki will face live hitters on Wednesday<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dodgers-news-Roki-Sasaki-update-will-have-fans-feeling-excited-for-Wednesday.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Roki Sasaki pitching and Dodgers fans cheering\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0fans will have a chance to see\u00a0rookie phenom Roki Sasaki face Major League hitters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when the 23-year-old phenom from Japan will face hitters in live batting practice\u00a0for the first time, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.<\/p>\n<p>Sasaki has already thrown two bullpen sessions for the Dodgers, and manager Dave Roberts said he got much better\u00a0from the first to the second.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It] was more clean and consistent, and there probably was some nerves in that first one,\u201d Roberts said of his second bullpen, per Dodgers Nation. \u201cBut I think each outing, each time he takes the mound, he\u2019s going to get more and more comfortable. Certainly the next check point is when he faces some hitters, and then we get him into a Cactus League game. But the talent is still there, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Dodgers signed Sasaki\u00a0in the offseason after a high-profile pursuit that at one point or another included a slew of teams. He joins a Los Angeles roster that also includes new additions like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates and Hyeseong Kim \u2014 to go with an\u00a0already stacked roster that just won the 2024 World Series. It makes the Dodgers easy picks to repeat.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dodgers players have been in awe of Roki Sasaki<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3259613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3259613\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3259613\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Roki-Sasaki-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Roki-Sasaki-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Roki-Sasaki-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Roki-Sasaki-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Roki-Sasaki-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Roki-Sasaki-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws during a Spring Training workout at Camelback Ranch. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3259613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-2 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Sasaki&#8217;s two bullpen sessions have been appointment viewing \u2014 not necessarily for Dodgers fans, but for Los Angeles players and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Feduccia, who caught the bullpen, gave a glowing review, according to Dodgers Nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was throwing his fastball, splitter and curveball. I thought all three of them looked good,\u201d he said. \u201cThe fastball command was there. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s kind of getting used to the balls. He kind of has a unique grip with the splitter. So I\u2019m sure he\u2019s kind of getting used to that, trying to get certain feels and hone it all in from the first bullpen. It looked it looked good in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin Barnes had a similar take.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fastball is a big fastball, it has a lot of carry and ride to it. The ball jumps at you,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the split-finger is different. I\u2019ve never seen a pitch like that before. It\u2019s hard to catch sometimes, it tumbles a lot, it moves all over the place. It goes in different directions. A crazy talent. It\u2019s exciting to see what he\u2019s going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait and see what the players Sasaki faces on Wednesday have to say after stepping into the box against him.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roki Sasaki will face live hitters on Wednesday Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0fans will have a chance to see\u00a0rookie phenom Roki Sasaki face Major League hitters on Wednesday. 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