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It only took one inning for Roki Sasaki to breathe new life into Dodgers career

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23-year-old pitching phenom Roki Sasaki has not lived up to expectations in his rookie season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sasaki was one of the most sought after free agents last winter, being viewed as the next great Japanese arm that could pitch at the front end of a starting rotation for the next decade.

From 2022-2024 in Japan, Sasaki was 26-13 with a 2.06 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, and 437 strikeouts in 331.1 innings, but he has been both injured and overmatched in Major League Baseball since the season began.

With the Dodgers in 2025, Sasaki had a 4.