{"id":48194,"date":"2025-05-14T08:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T08:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48194"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T08:28:48","slug":"dodgers-place-roki-sasaki-on-injured-list-with-concerning-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48194","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Place Roki Sasaki on Injured List With Concerning Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"May 9, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. 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Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_s0mqjik15\">The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki on the injured list Tuesday with right shoulder impingement. Manager Dave Roberts revealed Sasaki was dealing with arm soreness and the team was contemplating placing him on the IL.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_11_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"style_18zydjd-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bkwagjh6i\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1922463095051395254&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers%2Fnews%2Fdodgers-place-roki-sasaki-on-injured-list-with-concerning-injury&amp;sessionId=040ccc0457ae8a1599db25e2e85dd27d3534a17f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1922463095051395254\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5oayzc3an\">In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled right-hander J.P. Feyereisen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_l2vr2ejt0\">Sasaki has a 4.42 ERA and 1.485 WHIP across eight starts this season. The rookie&#8217;s last start against the Arizona Diamondbacks felt like he took a step backward after the outing ended after four-plus innings where he gave up five earned runs, two walks, and threw zero strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_x70j1trel\">The right-hander&#8217;s fastball that was once so electric in Nippon Professional Baseball, did not draw a single whiff against Arizona. Roberts admitted he was concerned about Sasaki&#8217;s lack of command.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5yacw929h\">\u201cBecause if you don\u2019t have velocity when you\u2019re talking 98, 99 (mph), then command becomes more of a priority,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re throwing mid-90s, 94, then you have to really command the baseball. So that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to work on as a group. Roki understands that. And this is still his first season here, so there has to be some grace, as he\u2019s kind of learning this league and kind of getting his footing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n0e0rd2i0\">Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior recently spoke about the process of trying to fix some of Sasaki&#8217;s recent issues on the mound, including his command and decreased velocity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_toqd2fcga\">\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of conversations about a lot of different things,\u201d Prior said. \u201cAgain, we go every week with him, and we\u2019ve been trying to shed light on things where we think there\u2019s gonna be some improvement. But ultimately, again, I think it\u2019s just him trying to get his footing under him, and be comfortable in what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q4dkj6wf8\">While the root cause about Sasaki&#8217;s ongoing issues on the mound remains ambiguous, the Dodgers now have three starters who opened the season in the rotation on the IL. Sasaki, Blake Snell, and Tyler Glasnow are currently sidelined by different injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 9, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. 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