Roki Sasaki, the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie pitcher, faced live hitters for the first time in Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Pitching for two innings and throwing 27 pitches, he achieved two strikeouts, including NLCS MVP Tommy Edman and 2021 MVP Eddie Rosario. Sasaki expressed feeling that his performance surpassed that of his bullpen session. Observing a full attendance behind the plate, he noted that while surprised by the crowd, he wasn’t nervous. Sasaki credited Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for their guidance during spring camp as he continues to adjust to the league.
I did feel that today went better than I felt in my bullpen," Sasaki said through his interpreter.
From the first day of camp they've been really helpful in guiding me through all the things that I don't know about."
There were more players behind the plate than I thought, but I wasn't really nervous."
Both my velocity and command felt better today than in my bullpen session."
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