Roki Sasaki, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, had a difficult spring training outing, allowing five runs and six walks in just over two innings against the Los Angeles Angels. This raises concerns about his readiness for the upcoming regular season.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki had another rough spring training start Monday night. Sasaki issued six walks while allowing five runs in two-plus innings against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium.
He threw 66 pitches, 32 for strikes. The Japanese right-hander has a 15.58 ERA over four exhibition starts for the defending World Series champions. He has walked 15 in 8 2/3 innings, raising questions about his preparedness for the beginning of the regular season. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for the Dodgers when they host Arizona in their opener on Thursday night. Sasaki failed to get an out in the first. He hit Zach Neto with a 3-0 fastball before Mike Trout reached on a fielder's choice. Sasaki then walked three consecutive batters before he was replaced by Ronan Kopp. The 24-year-old Sasaki returned for the start of the second. He hit Neto again and walked Trout before escaping the jam on a pair of grounders. He issued a leadoff walk to Yoan Moncada in the third before striking out Jo Adell and Josh Lowe. Logan O'Hoppe then lined to second for the final out of the inning. Sasaki was replaced by Ben Casparius after he walked Adam Frazier leading off the fourth. Frazier ended up scoring on Nolan Schanuel's sacrifice fly. Sasaki signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers in January 2025, receiving a $6.5 million signing bonus because he was under age 25 and subject to international signing bonus pool rules. He had spent the previous four seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan. Sidelined for much of last season because of a right shoulder impingement, Sasaki went 1-1 with a 4.46 ERA in eight starts and two relief appearances. He returned in September and became a key piece of the bullpen during the postseason, giving up just one earned run over 10 2/3 innings and earning three saves to help the Dodgers win their second straight championship. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
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