TOKYO -- Roki Sasaki has the type of pure stuff a team can dream on -- and several did this past offseason. But as both he and the Dodgers have made clear, the 23-year-old right-hander remains a work in progress, which was evident in his first big league start. Sasaki

A version of this story originally ran on March 5 after Sasaki's Spring Training debut.

GLENDALE Ariz. -- Roki Sasaki threw a splitter in the fourth inning on Tuesday that seemed like it dove straight down immediately after leaving his hand. Guardians outfielder Tyler Freeman took it, and it was called strike three. It’s only been a pair of Spring Training outings, but that pitch

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After the Dodgers embark for Japan, fans on home soil will get the chance to catch a glimpse of the organization's future. Five days before the Dodgers and Cubs open the regular season in the Tokyo Series, prospects from the two teams will clash in Spring Breakout,

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- All eyes were on the radar gun once Roki Sasaki fired his first Cactus League pitch on Tuesday night. The reading: 99.2 mph. That first offering set the tone for a spring debut that did not disappoint. "That's the best we've seen him," manager Dave Roberts said.

Without a doubt, the Dodgers are baseball’s model franchise at both the Major and Minor League levels. They captured their second World Series title in five seasons in 2024 while making their 12th consecutive trip to the playoffs. They also continued to excel at acquiring and developing prospect talent, maintaining

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Another exciting spring debut is on tap for the Dodgers, as Roki Sasaki is set to make his first appearance in the Cactus League next Tuesday night against the Reds, manager Dave Roberts said. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. MT/5:05 p.m. PT at Camelback Ranch,

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It didn't take long for White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel to see something he liked from Dodgers righty Roki Sasaki. With Sasaki facing White Sox hitters in what was described as a "hybrid B-game" on Tuesday morning, Teel was the first to step in against the

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This is an exciting time of year at MLB Pipeline. The new Top 100 prospects list is out, Spring Breakout is right around the corner, and prospects across baseball are making their presence felt in big league camps. The smell of the new season hangs in the air. And that

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Shohei Ohtani is back on the attack, and Roki Sasaki is getting close. Ohtani, the unanimous 2024 National League MVP after the first 50-homer/50-stolen base season in Major League history, took his first live batting practice of the spring Sunday.

As the sounds of bats cracking and gloves popping echo across the diamonds of Florida and Arizona, baseball's top prospects will be digging in to push for spots on Major League Opening Day rosters. Although most of these prospects will begin the season in the Minors, there are a handful

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The baseball world has long been excited to see how Roki Sasaki's stuff would translate to the Majors, and the Dodgers -- as winners of the Sasaki sweepstakes -- got the first look at how he might use his arsenal against big league hitters. Sasaki drew quite

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MLB Pipeline's top-ranked prospect ahead of the 2025 season is a Dodger -- not that it should come as much of a surprise. Two days after Roki Sasaki was officially introduced in Los Angeles, MLB Pipeline unveiled its Top 100 prospects on Friday, with Sasaki checking in at the top

MLB Pipeline's 2025 rankings of the Top 10 prospects at each position are official and the 2025 Top 100 Prospects list is about to be revealed.

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. MLB.com has produced top 10