Roki Sasaki’s Secret Weapon: How the Dodgers’ Unexpected Closer is Shutting Down the Postseason with Unstoppable Precision

Roki Sasaki’s Secret Weapon: How the Dodgers’ Unexpected Closer is Shutting Down the Postseason with Unstoppable Precision

The Dodgers placed him on the injured list with a “shoulder impingement” and eventually sent him to Triple-A Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment that was as much about figuring out what was wrong as it was working his way back to full health.

Sasaki spent more than a month in the minors, and, for most of that stretch, he just wasn’t very good. The 23-year-old right-hander who had become an instant legend in Japan at 19 didn’t even record the first strikeout of his Triple-A rehab assignment until he faced his 19th batter. As he muddled his way into September, Sasaki wasn’t a primary thought as the Dodgers mapped out their playoff pitching staff. He was an afterthought.

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