“Will get to the bottom of it”- Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki opens up after landing in injured list

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: May 15, 2025, 09:18 IST

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Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is on the injured list due to a shoulder issue, similar but less severe than one he experienced in Japan last season. He's unsure if this discomfort affected his recent pitching velocity and command. Manager Dave Roberts emphasized that Sasaki's health is the priority, with no set timeline for his return, focusing on a full recovery.

“Will get to the bottom of it”- Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki opens up after landing in injured list

Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki opens up after landing in injured list (Image Source: Getty)

Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki said his shoulder injury is similar to one he had last season in Japan, but not as bad. He’s unsure if the injury is why his pitching speed has decreased recently. He’s now on the injured list to rest and recover.

Roki Sasaki opens up about his injuries

Regarding his injuries, Roki Sasaki said:"It's hard to tell if it's the main reason why my velo and command was affected. Last year I did have something similar, but actually worse, it was something I was able to overcome and still perform. It's something that I somewhat feel, but not to the extent that I felt from before."

When Sasaki was asked if he felt similar pain in the last few years, he said: "There's nothing, per se, that I can say is for certain. But it is a very good time for me to make sure that I can get to the bottom of it."He added:"I do think that this is a good time to be able to do that, I wanna make sure that I'm fully healthy and be able to address anything that I had so that it leads to better performance."

Dave Roberts shares an update on Roki Sasaki’s injuries

Regarding the team member, Roki Sasaki’s injuries, Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts said:“We became aware of this after his last start in Arizona, From what we gather, he’s felt some discomfort for the last few weeks, but given where we’re at as a pitching staff, he wanted to continue to go and persevere and fight through everything until his performance was going to be compromised. So that’s when he let us know where he was at physically.”Further, he said:“We made it very clear to Roki that there is no expectation on timeline, The main thing is that he’s healthy, he’s strong, his delivery feels good, then he’ll pitch for us.”He added that:“Our goal is to get him healthy, get him strong, make sure his delivery is sound and get him to pitch for us, Now with the information that we’ve learned, he hasn’t been as productive as he would have liked because he was compromised, and so that’s kind of enlightening to all of us.”Also Read: “4th MVP incoming?”- MLB analyst makes a bold prediction about Dodgers’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani

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