The reaction to Roki Sasaki's second missed start of the season due to injury has been cold.
The Chiba Lotte Marines' "monster pitcher" Roki Sasaki has been sidelined by injury yet again. After pitching seven innings of one-run ball against the SoftBank Hawks on May 24, Sasaki was removed from the roster on May 28, citing delayed recovery from upper-body fatigue. He returned on June 8 against the Hiroshima Toyokafu to earn his fifth win of the season with six innings of one-run ball, but felt fatigue in the same area before his start against the Junichi Dragons on June 15. Sasaki continued to train as usual, including playing catch before his start on the 12th.
On the 13th, the Chiba Lotte team removed Sasaki from the roster. This time, the symptoms are the same. Manager Masato Yoshii told the Japanese press, "This time, he said it was difficult to pitch after six days of rest. If he can't pitch after six days of rest, he won't be able to pitch," he said bitterly, adding, "I can't say when he will return. It depends on how the trainer and Loki (Sasaki) decide," he lamented.
Sasaki was born in 2001 and is 23 years old, but he is a player of great ability, which sometimes leads to controversy over his club's overprotection. It's a special treatment for a player who is only in his fourth year as a professional.
There have been some negative comments from Chiba Rode fans and the Japanese media. "I feel like Sasaki doesn't want to pitch as much in Japan anymore, and I wonder if that's why the club isn't pushing him harder," "He can do whatever he wants now," and "I think his heart is already in the U.S." are some of the comments Chiba Rode fans have made in response to reports about Sasaki. The Chivarodas are in third place in the Pacific League as of Thursday. They are 10 games behind the first-place SoftBank Hawks and two games behind the second-place Nippon Ham Fighters, so they can still make a leap. However, the team has lost a bit of momentum as "Ace" Sasaki has twice withdrawn due to muscle fatigue.
For now, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have been the most aggressive in pursuing Sasaki, don't seem to mind. A major league scout told Nikkan Gendai, "The Dodgers' stance is that it doesn't matter if he has a long gap between starts. Instead, they want to make sure they get results in the games they pitch. The Dodgers are a team that has that kind of power."
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The Chiba Lotte Marines' "monster pitcher" Roki Sasaki has been sidelined by injury yet again. After pitching seven innings of one-run ball against the SoftBank Hawks on May 24, Sasaki was removed from the roster on May 28, citing delayed recovery from upper-body fatigue. He returned on June 8 against the Hiroshima Toyokafu to earn his fifth win of the season with six innings of one-run ball, but felt fatigue in the same area before his start against the Junichi Dragons on June 15. Sasaki continued to train as usual, including playing catch before his start on the 12th.
On the 13th, the Chiba Lotte team removed Sasaki from the roster. This time, the symptoms are the same. Manager Masato Yoshii told the Japanese press, "This time, he said it was difficult to pitch after six days of rest. If he can't pitch after six days of rest, he won't be able to pitch," he said bitterly, adding, "I can't say when he will return. It depends on how the trainer and Loki (Sasaki) decide," he lamented.
Sasaki was born in 2001 and is 23 years old, but he is a player of great ability, which sometimes leads to controversy over his club's overprotection. It's a special treatment for a player who is only in his fourth year as a professional.
There have been some negative comments from Chiba Rode fans and the Japanese media. "I feel like Sasaki doesn't want to pitch as much in Japan anymore, and I wonder if that's why the club isn't pushing him harder," "He can do whatever he wants now," and "I think his heart is already in the U.S." are some of the comments Chiba Rode fans have made in response to reports about Sasaki. The Chivarodas are in third place in the Pacific League as of Thursday. They are 10 games behind the first-place SoftBank Hawks and two games behind the second-place Nippon Ham Fighters, so they can still make a leap. However, the team has lost a bit of momentum as "Ace" Sasaki has twice withdrawn due to muscle fatigue.
For now, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have been the most aggressive in pursuing Sasaki, don't seem to mind. A major league scout told Nikkan Gendai, "The Dodgers' stance is that it doesn't matter if he has a long gap between starts. Instead, they want to make sure they get results in the games they pitch. The Dodgers are a team that has that kind of power."
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