Three up, three down for Roki Sasaki against the Chicago Cubs during his first MLB start (2025 Tokyo Series Game 2).
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00:00Let's come to bat against Roki Sasaki
00:03And the Japan and Dodger connection continues starting with the day. Oh, no mo
00:081995
00:10Tani, Yamamoto now Sasaki the 13th Japanese born Dodger
00:15Making his major league debut
00:18Ian hap climbs in to face him
00:22Sasaki throws
00:24100 a little bit low if
00:27Warm-ups were any indication EK
00:29He's gonna have to harness those butterflies because he was all
00:32Over the place so much so that Austin Barnes who caught the warm-ups walked off with a smile on his face like oh my gosh
00:40That's better
00:42And I'll tell you if you're a right-handed hitter for the Cubs you might want to think about hitting lefty tonight because as you mentioned
00:48Those are warm-ups. Oh
00:50but
00:51Look at throwing two pitches. I mean just missed the first one that one of strikes
00:55So maybe just setting everybody up
00:59And a hundred again fly to the left field
01:02There's Michael Conforto for the first out and an exhale from Sasaki who's been dreaming of this day for a long time
01:0923 years old on a Riku's end Takada the small fishing village on Japan's northeast coast
01:16Watching closely today having a viewing party there. He's got an official fan club back in Takada
01:22Four seasons in Japan dominant era around to had a perfect game in his time there
01:29Delivers to say a Suzuki and downstairs with 101
01:33Decided to come to the big leagues similar to Otani before he was eligible to make riches
01:39He comes over and signs essentially a minor league contract
01:42Wanting to test himself against the best in the world not wanting to wait around just for the dollars to win. Oh
01:48Chose the Dodgers over the Padres ultimately
01:51He wears 11 because of his boyhood hero you Darvish and that was part of the appeal with san diego the chance to link
01:58up with him
02:04Decided though he got the Dodgers who world champion
02:09Japan's team at this point, but the big thing he could that he talked about was the pro development reputation because
02:14He says i've achieved so little at this point. He knows he's still a work in progress and can really benefit from
02:22What the Dodgers have when it comes to player development?
02:24Well, that was one of the things when he went through the interview process with other ball clubs and the Dodgers
02:29He asked them to evaluate
02:31Him and what did they see and how could they help him?
02:36Felt the Dodgers offered that best opportunity
02:39Count has gone full-on Suzuki
02:41I mean you figure if you're the Dodgers too, you you're getting a guy that has immense talent
02:46And really hasn't been exposed to all the resources the Dodgers have
02:53Got him swinging
02:58The first strikeout of Roki Sasaki's major league career is of Seiya Suzuki
03:04And a nice feather in his cap right there
03:07I mean as hard as he throws as a hitter, you're gonna have to get him down in the zone
03:12This thing up
03:14Just not gonna catch up to it, especially when you're throwing 100 miles an hour
03:24Two up and two down and it's Kyle Tucker
03:29One ball one strike
03:31Two up and two down and it's Kyle Tucker
03:36One ball no strikes Tucker 0 for 4 in his Cubs debut yesterday
03:41Who wasn't though Cubs managed his three hits and went 0 for their last 21 in the game
03:49Yeah, the only time they reached baseball was that hit by pitch I believe it yeah
03:53Just the offense was anemic
03:55I don't know. Was the offense anemic or was the Dodger pitching that good? Yeah
04:00A little bit of both five pitchers combining to hold them to that
04:04That one's turned around but got under it and in center field. Andy Pajes will
04:09Make this a one two three debut inning for Sasaki
04:29You