Sasaki to honor tsunami support in Dodgers debut

Roki Sasaki will make his Los Angeles Dodgers debut next week, dedicating the game to those who supported him after losing family in the 2011 tsunami. He will pitch against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome. Sasaki, 23, joined the Dodgers in January and is excited to play in familiar surroundings. He previously pitched at the Tokyo Dome during Japan's World Baseball Classic win in 2023. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts plans to let Sasaki handle the moment on his own. Sasaki's teammate, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, will start in Game 1 of the series.