Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Sasaki will make his Cactus League debut Thursday night against the Cincinnati Reds. However, the 23-year-old righty won’t start; instead, he’ll follow Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is expected to pitch roughly four innings.

Shohei Ohtani shouted out Roki Sasaki during spring training before the Dodgers start their regular season next month.

For the second winter in a row, a Japanese superstar announced a marriage to an anonymous woman on Instagram right after joining the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last year, it was Shohei Ohtani. This year, it's Roki Sasaki.