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Here's the Deal with Roki Sasaki

December 2024 Roki Sasaki is a 23 year old right-handed pitcher leaving the Chiba Lotte Marines for the MLB. Sasaki comes from the Nippon Professional Baseball league where he has a career ERA of 2.02 and the name “The Monster of the Reiwa Era.” He began drawing international attention in April 2022, when he threw a 19-strikeout perfect game and retired 52 batters straight, an NPB record. With a four-seam ranging 98-102 mph and touching 103, and a splitter with an outstandin