{"id":29944,"date":"2025-03-02T09:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29944"},"modified":"2025-03-02T09:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:02:44","slug":"mark-your-calendar-when-will-roki-sasaki-make-his-official-dodgers-spring-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29944","title":{"rendered":"MARK YOUR CALENDAR: When Will Roki Sasaki Make His Official Dodgers Spring Debut?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">We finally get a glimpse of young phenom Roki Sasaki in action on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Workout\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4970,h_2795\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jn8v35nwft9xzzn2re.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Workout\" width=\"4970\" height=\"2795\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Workout\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Los Angeles Dodgers Workout | Chris Coduto\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">After\u00a0Roki Sasaki\u00a0stole the spotlight in the second half of the MLB offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0officially announced\u00a0we will see the young phenom in spring training action for the first time on Tuesday, March 4. The game will be available on SportsNet LA, MLB.TV, and MLB Network at Camelback Ranch at 5:05 p.m. MT (7:05 p.m. ET\/4:05 p.m. PT).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Interestingly, Sasaki will not start the contest but instead follow fellow Japanese hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is expected to cap out around 4.0 innings pitched. For Sasaki, that should be pretty prime competition if any of Cincinnati&#8217;s regular starters come out by that point in the game, and will help the phenom get comfortable quickly on the mound.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">We know Sasaki can\u00a0go\u00a0the distance, as he once threw a 194-pitch complete game in high school. Pitch counts that high will likely not be seen in MLB, but once he works up, there&#8217;s doubt he&#8217;ll be able to get deep into ball games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">How stretched out will Roki Sasaki be for Opening Day in Japan?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">We know Sasaki threw about a\u00a030-pitch bullpen\u00a0session less than a week ago, so if he can tack on another 10-15 per outing, there&#8217;s reason to believe he can get pretty deep by the time he starts game two for Japan on March 19. If\u00a0effective, there&#8217;s no reason he shouldn&#8217;t be stretched out enough for at least around five innings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Of course, we will have to wait and see how deep Sasaki can get by his second Spring outing, which is tentatively scheduled for March 11th, before heading to Japan for Opening Day, where he figures to be the game two starter after Yamamoto before him takes game one. If all goes well, he will likely get into at least the 50&#8217;s before traveling overseas. The Dodgers, of course, aren&#8217;t going to push Sasaki to go further than he should in his first outing at the major league level, but we will get a taste of what he can bring to the table against MLB hitters at just 23 years old.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">After four seasons in Japan, Sasaki recorded an illustrious 2.10 ERA over just shy of 400 career innings. As the season progresses, the big story on Sasaki won&#8217;t be from a &#8220;stuff&#8221; standpoint but how many innings he&#8217;ll be able to eat this coming season, as his career high in Japan was 129.1. His MLB debut is one of the most anticipated in recent times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We finally get a glimpse of young phenom Roki Sasaki in action on Tuesday. 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