Tadahito Iguchi, who was Sasaki’s manager for the pitcher’s first three seasons in the Japan Pacific League from 2021-23, believes he will continue to improve.

This offseason has resulted in starting pitching help, relieving assistance, and multiple options for a clear-cut closer (although no closer has been named) to help the efforts on the mound. More news: Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Gets Major Praise From Future Hall of Fame Outfielder With so much talent from offseason acquisitions as well as the health of key arms making their return ahead of Opening Day,

Yesterday the Dodgers announced that pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki would start the two-game series against the Cubs in Tokyo. Yamamoto, from Okayama, and Sasaki, from Rikuzentakata are both from Japan and both came to the States as high-profile international free agents.