It’s been a disappointing season for Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki, but that doesn’t mean he can’t end things on a good note. It feels like years ago at this point that Sasaki entered MLB with enormous hype, with some pundits declaring him the best pitching prospect ever. Sasaki fell far short of that hype in 2025, a year that amounted to a learning experience for the 23-year-old talent.
Sasaki struggled with control out of the gate for Los Angeles, and hitters pulverized many of his pitches that did drop into the zone, leading to a frustrating first 34 1/3 innings in which Sasaki accrued a 4.