Roki Sasaki
Japanese baseball player
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| May 13 2025 | Placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. |
| May 3 2025 | Earned his first major league win against the Atlanta Braves. |
| March 19 2025 | Made his MLB debut in the Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs, starting the second game of the season. In this game, he allowed one run on one hit and five walks while striking out three, with his first MLB strikeout being Seiya Suzuki. |
| 2025 | Made the Los Angeles Dodgers opening day roster and was announced as the starter for the second game of the MLB Tokyo Series 2025. |
| January 22 2025 | Signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $6.5 million, receiving a minor league deal due to being under 25 years old. Baseball America simultaneously named him the top MLB prospect for the 2025 season. |
| November 8 2024 | The Marines posted Sasaki to Major League Baseball. |
| April 28 2023 | Sasaki threw a pitch at 165 km/h (102.5 mph), tying Shohei Ohtani's record for the fastest pitch by a Japanese player in NPB history. |
| March 2023 | Finished the 2023 World Baseball Classic tournament with a 1-0 record, 3.52 ERA, 11 strikeouts across multiple innings, and won a gold medal with Japan by defeating the United States in the championship. |
| March 20 2023 | Started in Japan's World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Mexico, pitching for four innings with 3 strikeouts, allowing 5 hits and 3 runs. |
| March 11 2023 | Pitched for Japan in his first start of the 2023 World Baseball Classic against the Czech Republic, throwing multiple innings with 8 strikeouts, 2 walks, and allowing an unearned run and two hits. |
| 2022 | Finished the season with a 9-4 record, 2.02 ERA, and 173 strikeouts. |
| April 24 2022 | Allowed a hit on the first pitch in his next game, ending his consecutive batters record streak. |
| April 17 2022 | Sasaki pitched eight perfect innings against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, recording 14 strikeouts and setting an NPB record by retiring 52 consecutive batters. |
| April 10 2022 | Threw a perfect game, simultaneously tying the NPB record for strikeouts in one game and setting a new record for consecutive strikeouts, showcasing his exceptional pitching skills. |
| 2021 | Sasaki made his postseason debut in the Pacific League Climax Series, striking out 10 batters while allowing one run in six innings, helping Lotte defeat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. |
| 2021 | During the 2021 season, Sasaki achieved a 3-2 win-loss record with a 2.27 ERA and 68 strikeouts across 11 appearances. |
| May 16 2021 | Sasaki made his NPB debut with the Chiba Lotte Marines. |
| 2020 | The Marines protected Sasaki's arm by not allowing him to appear in any games during the season. |
| 2019 | Roki Sasaki was selected as the first overall pick in the NPB draft by the Chiba Lotte Marines, recognizing his exceptional potential as a baseball pitcher. |
| 2012 | Sasaki's family moved to Ĺfunato, and he began playing baseball at his new school. |
| 2011 | During the Great East Japan earthquake, Sasaki's house was swept away by the tsunami. His father and grandparents died, and he, his mother, and two brothers were forced to live in a nursing home. |
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