Rintaro Sasaki opted out of the NPB draft to come play college baseball in America. Will his decision work out?

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers, after a week in Tokyo and three days of celebrations filled with pageantry, insist they now have closure on their World Series championship season.

The Dodgers, despite Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki’s meltdown, won yet again Saturday night, 7-3 over the Detroit Tigers, giving them a 5-0 record for ... plans for the young pitcher.

Roki Sasaki had a rough start against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. It took him 61 pitches in 1.2 innings to give up two earned runs, three hits and four walks. Not great. But Los Angeles ...

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Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki made his Dodger Stadium debut Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. The Japanese fireballer lasted just 1.2 innings before manager Dave Roberts pulled ...

As for his other baseball skills, Sasaki developed those in northeastern Japan. The left-handed hitter clubbed a Japanese high school record 140 ... rare for somebody as young and skilled as ...

Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers' promising young pitcher, struggled during his debut against the Detroit Tigers, showing command issues and receiving significant criticism from fans on social media.

Two of those top 100 players, catcher Harry Ford and second baseman Cole Young, played their first Triple-A game on Friday for the Tacoma Rainiers against the Round Rock Express. In a 6-1 win ...

Midway through Saturday’s 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers, TV cameras caught a teary-eyed Roki Sasaki in the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout. It’s hard to blame Sasaki for feeling frustrated ...