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Roki Sasaki’s declining fastball velocity is a problem. Can the Dodgers find a solution?

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In the Tokyo Dome in March, you could almost hear the zip of the ball.

101 mph.

The pop of the catcher’s mitt sounded like a gunshot.

100 mph.

Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, stretch far down the front side of the mount, and let out a grunt as a blur of white leather came screaming from his hand.

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100 mph.