First, let’s start with the good. As Shusterman points out, “The splitter is still one of the best pitches in the world.” ...

When the Los Angeles Dodgers won the sweepstakes for Roki Sasaki this offseason, they landed the prized international arm of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — On his 78th pitch, Roki ... Sasaki said. He offset it by relying on his off-speed offerings more than ever. For the first time, he was able to land both his splitter and ...

Los Dodgers broadcasters may someday have a similar conversation about Roki Sasaki. The right-hander in his first season after coming over from Japan threw his best start of the year against the ...

Roki Sasaki will have to keep waiting for his first Major League Baseball victory. Despite his season-long six-inning, two-run start against the Texas Rangers on Saturday, the Dodgers couldn’t ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Roki ... splitters and sliders to hold the Rangers' powerhouse lineup to just a two-run home run from Kyle Higashioka in the third inning. The Dodgers' offense, meanwhile, put ...

Starting on the mound for Japan was 21-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki, best known to American ... located all over the strike zone. Splitters can be difficult to command and locate, given the pitch’s ...

Let’s bring up a pitcher who throws two different fastballs that both have 100 mph velocity but with slightly different ...

Austin Barnes has caught each of Roki Sasaki’s last two starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers with positive results. First, he went four innings, allowing one earned run on three hits, two walks ...

On Saturday at Dodger Stadium, 23-year-old right-hander Roki ... Sasaki relied almost exclusively on three pitches: a high-90s four-seam fastball, a mid-80s slider and a spectacular splitter ...