"Sasaki signed with the Dodgers ahead of the 2025 season, and managed to make the Opening Day roster for the team after inking the minor league deal. He made eight starts before landing on the injured list, though they didn't go according to plan for the 24-year-old. He posted a 4.72 ERA during those outings, and managed just 24 strikeouts through 33.2 innings pitched."
"Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki said the Dodgers decided he wouldn't play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Sasaki, 24, spent a majority of his time in 2026 on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement, and is the only one of the Dodgers' three Japanese players they could prevent from participating in the tournament. 'That's actually a team decision,' Sasaki said through a translator. 'I'm just going to go focus on the season.'"
Roki Sasaki will not participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic after the Dodgers blocked his involvement because he spent a majority of last season on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Sasaki signed with the Dodgers ahead of the 2025 season on a minor-league deal and made the Opening Day roster. He made eight starts with a 4.72 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 33.2 innings before the injury. He spent nearly five months on the injured list, returned as a reliever with two scoreless regular-season outings, remained on the postseason roster and recorded three postseason saves, including two in the NLDS.
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