Video below shows the last two in the sequence. Rōki Sasaki could just throw a Splitter every pitch. Yes, those are indeed splitters, not sliders. That offering is what makes Sasaki so unique ...

The Roki Sasaki splitter is here, and it might be even nastier than we thought. Sasaki was all-around electric in his Dodgers ...

Nonetheless, similar feelings resurfaced this January as the Dodgers awaited the decision of Rōki Sasaki, the latest pitching phenom out of Japan. Because Sasaki was posted by his club before ...

The Dodgers made two key additions to their rotation this winter. They signed Blake Snell and Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki. Snell is a proven big leaguer and Cy Young Award winner. However ...

If you’re to believe the reports, the San Francisco Giants are one of the finalists for Japanese pitching superstar Rōki Sasaki. That’s the good news. The bad news is that those same reports ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw just two innings, but wound up going three, throwing 30 ...

Not only was Chase Petty about to face the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was also Rōki Sasaki's spring training debut as a Major Leaguer. There was all sorts of hype around ...