The Los Angeles Dodgers received their eighth World Collection title in franchise historical past and their second prior to now 5 seasons.
Whereas their roster is already crammed with expertise from their lineup to their pitching workers, they continued so as to add extra star gamers this offseason.
The Dodgers added three high pitchers, together with Blake Snell from the San Francisco Giants, Tanner Scott from the San Diego Padres, and Roki Sasaki from Japan.
Now, Sasaki will get to put on the uniform variety of his idol, due to a brand new teammate.
“Miguel Rojas gave Roki Sasaki No. 11 and switched again to No. 72, the quantity he wore in his first stint with the Dodgers in 2014. Sasaki has repped No. 11 prior to now like fellow countryman and [San Diego] Padres SP Yu Darvish, Sasaki’s idol rising up,” MLB wrote on X.
Miguel Rojas gave Roki Sasaki No. 11 and switched again to No. 72, the quantity he wore in his first stint with the Dodgers in 2014.
Sasaki has repped No. 11 prior to now like fellow countryman and Padres SP Yu Darvish, Sasaki’s idol rising up. pic.twitter.com/Gw5PfDzyB7
— MLB (@MLB) January 23, 2025
Sasaki arrives in MLB carrying loads of hype about his electrical arm and the potential to be a Cy Younger Award candidate sooner or later.
The 23-year-old joins fellow Dodgers pitchers from Japan, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani.
In 2024, Sasaki appeared in 18 video games and was 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 111.0 innings pitched.
He has by no means thrown greater than 130 innings in a single season, so the Dodgers could select to make use of him sparingly as a part of a six-man beginning rotation.
It is going to be fascinating to see how Sasaki adjusts to MLB and if he excels from the beginning or goes by a studying curve.
