Sasaki pitched for the Japanese national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). [32] He made his first start of the competition on March 11 against the Czech Republic, pitching 3 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings while giving up two hits, an unearned run, …

Mar 22, 2023 · When the World Baseball Classic started, we knew what Roki Sasaki was already doing in Japan. We knew the 21-year-old might be one of the nastiest pitchers in the world. Now we have proof. Sasaki's phenomenal talent was on …

Mar 21, 2023 · Japan beat Mexico in a thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal game Monday night that was decided by a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth by Munetaka Murakami, which sent the...

Mar 20, 2023 · Sasaki will be 21 in the World Baseball Classic this year. Sasaki was being looked at by MLB teams when he was in high school before signing with the Marines.

Mar 20, 2023 · In his first appearance on an international stage the size of the WBC's -- every game this week at LoanDepot Park is sold out, and half of the TVs in Japan are tuning in to …

Mar 19, 2023 · Every baseball fan should know the name Roki Sasaki. He's the 21-year-old sensation from Japan who's already the most electric pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball. He's a once-in-a-generation talent in the class of Shohei Ohtani. He's finally on the global stage at the World Baseball Classic, where he'll start Japan's

Roki Sasaki, a right-handed pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines, is a 21-year-old who will always be overbalanced by Shohei Ohtani even though baseball fans have been eager to see him pitch since word of his skill started making international news.

Mar 19, 2023 · MIAMI -- Roki Sasaki, potentially the best pitcher in the world who's not in the major leagues, will take the ball for Japan in its World Baseball Classic semifinal matchup against Mexico from...

Mar 20, 2023 · Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama addressed his pitching plans on Sunday, announcing that Roki Sasaki will start against Mexico while declining to reveal if Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will...

Roki Sasaki got an emotional win on Saturday, March 11 as Japan defeated the Czech Republic 10-2 to improve to 3-0 and secure a place in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.