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Dodgers' Roki Sasaki lands on IL with shoulder impingement
LOS ANGELES — The mystery surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki’s gradual dip in fastball velocity deepened Tuesday afternoon as the Dodgers placed the 23-year-old Japanese right-hander on the injured list. Sasaki has been dealing with a right shoulder impingement, the team announced, and the ailment has dropped Sasaki’s former triple-digit radar gun readings into the mid-90s. Before signing with the Dodgers, the pitcher famously proposed a “homework assignment” to prospective clubs to help him rediscover his 100+ mph velocity. As a result of that assignment,...
LOS ANGELES — The mystery surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki’s gradual dip in fastball velocity deepened Tuesday afternoon as the Dodgers placed the 23-year-old Japanese right-hander on the injured list.
Sasaki has been dealing with a right shoulder impingement, the team announced, and the ailment has dropped Sasaki’s former triple-digit radar gun readings into the mid-90s.
Before signing with the Dodgers, the pitcher famously proposed a “homework assignment” to prospective clubs to help him rediscover his 100+ mph velocity. As a result of that assignment,...
