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Dodgers Targeting Roki Sasaki Return in Late June: Report

Roki Sasaki was supposed to be the next star pitcher in MLB.

Several teams were fighting to secure the young Japanese-born right-handed pitching phenom, especially because they could sign him to a cheap contract.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the battle, buut it does not seem like they have won the war, as Sasaki sits on the injured list.

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After the first eight starts of his MLB career, the Dodgers placed Sasaki on the 15-day IL on April 16 with a shoulder impingement.