The 161-kilometer bullpen Sasaki is powerful. 60-homer MVP candidate Raleigh struck out three pitches
Sep 27, 2025
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Sasaki appeared as the fourth pitcher in the bottom of the seventh inning in an away game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on the 27th (Korea time), allowing one hit, two strikeouts and no runs in one inning. This is the second hold of the season.
He took the mound following Anthony Vander in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 3-1 lead. Sasaki, who grounded out the first No. 8 J.P. Crawford to the third base with an outside splitter, struck out Cole Young No. 9 with a low strike in the middle of 99.7 miles (about 160 kilometers) in 1B2S.
A 100.1-mile (about 161km) fastball thrown to No. 1 Randy Aozarena becomes a left double, with two outs and runners on second base.
Eventually, he met with MVP candidate Carl Raleigh, who is hitting 60 home runs.
But Sasaki was overwhelmed. Sasaki, who threw the first pitch into the middle with an 85-mile splitter to catch a strike, dropped it low outside with an 85.3-mile splitter on the second pitch to induce a swing and miss. The third ball is a splitter that drops to one bound. Raleigh couldn't hold back and swung once again, but he swung and missed and struck out three pitches. There is a fastball of 160km, but Raleigh struck out swinging with three splitters.
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Sasaki is a Japanese pitcher who has made all major league teams fret. Sasaki, who played for Chiba Lotte, asked the club to advance to the U.S. after the season, and according to the U.S.-Japan professional baseball agreement, those under the age of 25 were classified as international amateur players rather than free agents, so the amount that the club could receive was negative, but the club finally accepted Sasaki, which requested for two consecutive years. Almost all major league clubs rushed to Sasaki, who sprayed more than 160km, but Sasaki's choice was the Dodgers.
However, Sasaki, who was not perfect even in Japan, was found to be good in the Major League. He made eight starts through May, but won only one game and had a bad ERA of 4.72. It was once six innings and four times over five innings.
Eventually, he went down to the minor leagues on May 10 as he was listed as injured due to right shoulder collision syndrome after the game against Arizona.
Sasaki, who recently returned to the Major League and has been a bullpen pitcher, has shown stability in two consecutive games without losing a point.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
