Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki Rediscovers Fastball — and Possibly Himself

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki rediscovers fastball — and possibly himself

Roki Sasaki touched 100 mph in the Dodgers' 4–3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday night, and in doing so, he might have solved his longstanding identity crisis

Roki Sasaki shares reason behind surprising velocity increase

Roki Sasaki has continued to improve in each of his starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he turned in what may have been the most encouraging performance of his career on Saturday. Although Sasaki’s final line score wasn’t the best it’s been, the excitement comes from the quality of his stuff and his command. Sasaki averaged 98.5 mph with his fastball, an increase of 1.5 mph from his season average. With that, his slider, splitter and forkbal…