The baseball world finally got to see the player that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been raving about all offseason long.
Roki Sasaki started Game 2 of the MLB Tokyo Series about six hours from where he grew up to kick off his Major League career. Over three innings, the 23-year-old threw three strikeouts, allowed one hit and one earned run. Sasaki got the win in his debut.
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The 23-year-old is already a well-known figure in Japan given his elite pitching status since he was a teenager.