Roki Sasaki: A 100 MPH Phenom

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[@iamjuliocesarjr]

He's a Dodger & he doesn't even know it!😊

[@gm2723]

I hope not

[@petekowalczuk4795]

There is no way you take him out just one inning away from back to back perfect games

[@SportStorm23]

I think he threw like 105 pitches and they did for it his health

[@BrySA20000]

​@@SportStorm23 also a close game. Don't want to burden him

[@kvltizt]

@@SportStorm23 screw my health, coach. leave me in this game!

[@yankmyass]

​@@kvltizt he's really young, there's been plenty of pitchers ruined from huge workloads at young ages, such as Vida Blue. Don't want that happening again

[@garrettrawlins8219]

@@yankmyass Tim lincecum too

[@That_is_what_she_said]

And he is the Greek God of humility. He lost his dad in the big earthquake in 2011. He is always grateful about being alive and able to play baseball. He has the destiny.

[@specialk9999]

He didn’t start playing baseball until after that happened too. Baseball helped him keep his mind off the tragedy.

[@anthonyfam5469]

He lost is father, grandparents , probably neighbors and classmates. Dude is out for vengeance on the baseball field

[@recommended1782]

He has all the tools and talent to be the best pitcher of all time

[@ian0903]

The way he lifts his left leg and delivers is both dynamic and smooth.

[@joejack6305]

Reminds me of the freak 55

[@mariokart9227]

Ngl when he struck out Randy Arozerena with 102 to start that game I got really nervous as a mexico fan

[@Polk277]

Y’Know,this kid might just be something,just maybe

[@fliprodriguez5250]

Tommy john here he comes!!

[@ChesaFreakBoyzFishingVideos]

Hoarding his cards since 2022

[@Ihdinwong]

He's only 21 and throwing 100 consistently WOW

[@TheotherLumbergh]

He was throwing 97-99 in HIGHSCHOOL. Im so glad I graduated in 2017😂. Kids are ridiculous

[@jamaletaquanblake7972]

So basically Japan has the Goat of Baseball and the MLB can't have him till he is 25

[@marshalniel]

He can jump to the MLB next year. The same age like Ohtani did in 2018. Problem is for Sasaki, if he jump to the Majors before he turn 25, he will be payed like a rookie, probably 730K / year for the first 2 yrs. Ohtani did that in 2018 and the Angels only pay the posting fee 20M. If Sasaki jump to the Majors after he turn 25, he can sign big contract right away. And the Japanese team only get percentage from that big contract. Thats why Munetaka Murakami choose to stay with Swallows and sign 13.2M USD for 3 yrs with Yakult, so he can jump to the Majors at age 26

[@ParamoreFAV3]

@@marshalnielI love the insight fam, but it’s not that easy. He has to go through an entire process; Ohtani asked for his release (the best way to say it) and was granted by the league he played for. They can’t just decide on their own. He literally has to get permission.

[@T.C.Clarien]

NPB 🇯🇵 Is NOT A Farm System for MLB ...GOT IT ? ...It is it's own League Since 1934 ...NPB Drafts their own players & Sign them to LONG TERM CONTRACTS.....NPB Has Many Players With Just a Much Talent as almost any Player in MLB

[@user-cp3ip3rw7r]

recently he insisted he want to go.

[@rayfinkle9369]

They likely won't release him because they won't get their big payday. Like with Yamamoto, if he signs for $300M, the club that he leaves gets something like $50M posting fee.

[@KimRho1231]

future los angeles dodgers alongside ohtani, yamamoto, glasnow, buehler, gonsolin, may, miller kershae

[@KeepItReal213]

That would be crazy!

[@ロイロイ]

In addition ,he got four strikes out from Masataka Yoshida in a row on his perfect game.Because even Yoshida who had scored only 29 strikes out through 2020 season,was lik e played with Roki's fastball,splitter,and also slider . From a perspective of a fan of Japanese Professional Baseball,his potential must exceeds Yu Darvish's (2005~2011).I have very tough confidence.

[@ロイロイ]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rprYn5SbataJmac Number 7 is Yoshida

[@alexlackner1945]

to strike out yoshida 4 times says a lot about him...

[@stevemeters3090]

the late life on his 4seam is unreal.

[@rays6210]

This man is going to walk into a meeting with Ohtani and Yamamoto and walk out a Dodger. Guaranteed

[@yungruuku]

without question. That team is going to win like 3 straight world series. imagine a world where SHOHEI OHTANI is THIRD in the pitching rotation. Thats fucking crazy to think about lmfao

[@KeepItReal213]

I hope so! He may be better than both of them! And that’s crazy

[@Jay-hw6ix]

I am an American who lives in Japan and watches him very closely. You are correct and he had a very good season in 2022 but this year he was hurt for two or three months I can’t remember which. He was hurt because they don’t know how to use him correctly. The coaching staff is racking him! They keep making him throw sliders and split finger fastball’s before he establishes his 100 mile an hour fastball. He’s working his arm and they’re letting it happen!

[@jonathankhanh8840]

Guy is going to make a fortune when he comes to the MLB

[@kazuoishi9339]

Much to the dismay of every other fans but the Dodgers… I think he is going to sign with them in 2~3 years. Before you attack, I am not a Dodgers fan.

[@KeepItReal213]

He’s a once in a lifetime pitcher

[@crimsontide1980]

It's not just his tremendous velocity, it's thr sickening movement he gets on that 4 seamer. It both rises and runs in on right hand batters. Moves like a damn wiffle ball !!

[@yungruuku]

and the fact that his off speed pitches are almost 20 mph slower and look damn near the same until the end lol

[@JJ-ql8yc]

Can’t wait for him to join the dodgers 😊

[@xraiderd1481]

Dodgers get that checkbook ready again!

[@itbcomingaroundthemountain]

The Padres already upset Darvish by not even talking to Ohtani or Yamamoto, so they better not mess up and get this guy. Darvish said they need to go for him.

[@aoh4905]

Yamamoto a fluke... way overpaid. He'll probably have a career era of over 4.00 closer to 5.

[@KeepItReal213]

@@aoh4905oops

[@_DeLac]

Pirates need to sign this guy

[@aaronrobles8279]

I hope he becomes a dodger

[@Izzyisgreen]

Rosin bag does miracles

[@russellny8086]

This is why I wasn’t upset about the Mets missing out on Yamamoto. If Cohen don’t break the bank to get this guy I’m done as a Mets fan.

[@Zachs1999]

Future Royal fr

[@中田昇格でメンタル崩壊中]

Welcome to Chunichi Angels 👍️

[@jasonsantiago9052]

This kid gonna sign a 4 year 300 million dollar deal.

[@seths7406]

That last second moment on his fastball almost looks fake. I don't know how anyone could ever touch that.

[@mrshiny92]

Mostly definitely a future Dodger pitcher

[@tor2007]

would be amazing if he would be alongside ohtani, and yamamoto

[@donkeykong1234]

yeah but it might be fair to compare the events and ratios to AAA stats if you assume NPB is not equal to MLB.

[@hirolinblack3076]

大谷と同じで実力だけじゃなく、身長も192cmありルックスも良いからスーパースターになる要素を兼ね備えてる

[@ShawnnyPerkins]

Can't wait for that Tommy John Surgery

[@MajorSmith7]

2 of those 4 are on the rangers yay

[@TOOMUCHSAUCE91]

This dude is 99 on every stat

[@BeefPapa]

Welcome to the New York Metropolitans

[@lifejourney8704]

Welcome to the Dodgers

[@angrytater2456]

To be fair, the whole Mexican team was sleepy.

[@jacksoncummings3436]

bro should be in the mlb

[@eddymanuelmartinez7448]

Wish to see him in MLB, I honsetly don't think he will keep his numbers in MLB, but he could be really good!

[@KeepItReal213]

He will be one of if not the best to ever come out of Japan.

[@cleveland2022]

Wow impressive

[@rolandhoward3791]

Sure would look good in Dodgers Blue.

[@bradcarter6059]

Looks like a future dodger!

[@bright6200]

Here we go give him 500 mill and watch his Era go up to 35 in 1 inning vs mlb batters.

[@flednanders4601]

Holy moly

[@user-on5oi1hv6h]

エグすぎや😊✨

[@user-tm4ix4xi3f]

メジャー行きだ

[@vancelewandowski654]

future padre

[@morcatna4767]

Has he gotten tommy John yet?

[@ClipStudio23]

God bless you Jesus loves you so so much choose him

[@ParamoreFAV3]

I wonder why the manager took him out in the 9th when he was 3 outs away from a 2nd straight perfect game

[@davidwilliams8822]

CASHMANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!😡

[@Hehehehhehehehehehehehhe78]

Mlb on the show on beginner numbers

[@Blasterbreakguy]

Padres next star

[@chuggaroo]

future Oriole

[@carmix6721]

Sasaki is still young and mentally weak. However, he still has the potential to grow and become an even better player.

[@minecraftmovieman1]

Sign him to the sox they need help

[@sheessh6565]

he's to young maybe in 2027 he's 25

[@SaltoDaKid]

If he comes to Boston I’m moving back and going every Redsox game he pitches

[@dnavarro972]

He’ll be a Rangers soon

[@user-kb6mm9ih6g]

How tall is he

[@billeh60]

Bro finna get 400m

[@aaronrobles8279]

You don’t take a guy out with the possibility of back to back gems. Just saying

[@kenjistevenakama7133]

He coming to the Dodgers 👀👍

[@xxkillerdogxx]

500M over 13 years

[@GrxndDxD]

I got him in MLB The Show 23. 7-1 1.24 ERA 12 S/O per 9 Online. To bad he A set 1 card 😅😅😅

[@reno-san87]

Sasaki to the Dodgers in 2025 confirmed 🤣💙

[@johnnycage1057]

But went out losing 4-0 when Japan walked it off so didn’t do to well vs Mexico

[@anakinSkyhopper91]

It's just not sustainable and he'll get bad arm injuries throwing that much over 100mph per game

[@icarlosfernandez]

1st mlb ace with 3 Tommy johns

[@scoobsfishinglife7906]

If he stays healthy he will be covered by all the money teams lol go Dodgers lol in 2027

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Why is he not in the Show!?

[@KeepItReal213]

Too young

[@amonrodriguez3518]

@@KeepItReal213 eh bs look at the cubs starter killin it. And he had to wait until 30. Get em to MLB!!

[@KirbysFakePunt]

I hope he leaves like shohei before he’s 25

[@stevenconrad2041]

YEAH YEAH YEAH...We've heard all this before.

[@CKSportsEdits]

Two words: Jhoan Duran

[@user-bs4iz6ml4z]

Roki is a starting pitcher bro

[@CKSportsEdits]

@@user-bs4iz6ml4zlol I forgot Duran was a closer when I commented this

[@user-bs4iz6ml4z]

@@CKSportsEdits okey makes sense

[@coolestcatintown5404]

Dodger soon 😊

[@cjlindallas7749]

Crazy movement on some of those pitches

[@Ghosthunter578]

Paul skenes a lsu starter just threw 45 pitches that were over 100mph

[@clubeyxander5132]

Relax. Everyone knows American college boys are better than Japanese pros.

[@ryannewazada2102]

The Yankees need to get him in Pinstripes, not Dodgers Blue.

[@junkang3307]

yeah hes getting tommy john

[@Joseph-lz5er]

They said the same thing about Yu Davrish 12 years ago. Overpowering stuff and unhittable curve and slider. This dude will end up having a similar career as Darvish. Just a middle-of-the-rotation good pitcher.

[@dannygarcia3121]

Biggest nightmare is giving him a Yamamoto contract and then he turns into Jacob DeGrom

[@arealgem9404]

Watch the Astros get em 😭

[@juliantorres3887]

The coach took him out 8 innings into back to back perfect games…? I would’ve quit the team on the spot 😂

[@doonspades6096]

You need a hefty amount of rest if you throw hundreds consistently to avoid injuries

[@Tomtomxyz26]

Iirc, the game was scoreless until the 10th inning so the coach took him out early to protect his arm.

[@stoddard1953]

He'll look good in Dodger Blue.

[@joshuapatrick682]

all this obsession with velocity does is cause more pitchers to be on the list for Tommy Johns. it's essentially accepted that if you're a starter you're going to get one at some point.

[@Thesavagemeister77]

Obsession with velocity? Thats like saying the nfl has an obsession with 40 times 😅 Dont you think the harder you throw, the harder it is to hit? And dont make the greg maddux argument, if he couldve done what he did with a 5 to 10 mph boost on his pitches he woulve been even more insane to try to hit. Yea throwing harder does lead to more surgery, i dont think they are going to get the guys to throw slower anytime soon though

[@CMoneyRocko]

My 97 ovr Jacob deGrom in MLB the Show 24 threw a perfect game and got 22 strikeouts in the game

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Must be playin on easy lol.

[@951Bigjosh]

Nasty stuff but he has had multiple arm injuries already. He will be dominant when he pitches. But like Ohtani, will probably require multiple major arm surgeries at some point in his career.

[@user-ze3wq8xb6u]

But Sasaki R. is not stable. Even he is not strong. Unfortunately he never finishes the regular inning in Npb. The ace of aces is Yamamoto Yoshinobu. He is incredible indeed.

[@nohustlenop500]

he’s not better than yamamoto or ohtani

[@KeepItReal213]

Actually he is…. Which is scary!

[@edsonbojorquez2913]

You forgot to mention that in that crucial game against Mexico he only pitched 4 1/3 innings because he allowed 3 runs, so yea he is going to be good, but he is definitely going to struggle a few seasons until he learns to pitch against much better hitters

[@user-ze3wq8xb6u]

Yes, he will be trained more I think. And he is doing well. As you know that Team Mexico was much stronger than Team US. Team M. defeated US 11 vs 5. That game was a real final match I undeestand. If he didn't lose score he would be a favorite(well, Mlb already planned to give Ohtani and he carried on anyway). Well, he did his best and Samurai Japan won. He is experienced and confident more I'm sure. No doubt R.Sasski is a great pitcher and he wiil be a legend in Mlb✌🎉❤

[@JPuReTaLeNt]

The starters were only allowed to go 65 pitches that game. He really only made 3 mistakes. A 2 strike survival swing where the shift wasn’t at, a 2 strike bloop over 3rd baseman’s head, and then the hanging split. So if you think about it he only made one mistake as the other 2 hits were poor contact just in the right spots

[@TigraZ]

Mexico destroyed him what are you taliing bout

[@LightskinAf]

Who won 💀

[@xavierisreallylame4565]

sandoval did better 🤷‍♂️

[@gimmegimmechicken]

Ask any MLB team which one they’d rather have

[@joshuagarcia5812]

Future Dodger❤

[@rdtruckingincbillingpayrol8651]

The only problem MLB isn’t nipón league

[@christianvillarreal4764]

Mexico wipped his ass

[@glassoffwhiskey]

Then lost the game

[@whofookncares2149]

Also I have to look so far into this fucking horrific game to attempt to make it even mildly palatable