"We're so excited for the Dodgers NLCS Game 1 in a few hours, ESPECIALLY to see Roki Sasaki out the bullpen again ?His walkout song "Báilalo Rocky" is becoming a classic so we put on our own spin on it.Buy our new "Báilalo Roki" shirt here: https://t.co/nFhn7uHVNE pic.twitter.com/ikReS5pkwQ- Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) October 13, 2025 He struck out two batters in his dominant one-inning outing. He followed that up with another two-strikeout, one-inning performance in Seattle versus the Mariners."
"While there was a consideration to reset and sit out the rest of the year, the opportunity to play in the postseason was too much for Sasaki to pass on. "As he later told the Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun, he was initially 'very hesitant' to such a switch. There was a time in middle school he'd been a closer, but during his ascent from high school to the pros, starting was all he'd ever known," Harris wrote."
Roki Sasaki returned to the Dodgers as a rookie reliever amid a late-season bullpen collapse and immediately delivered dominant one-inning outings, striking out two batters in consecutive appearances against Arizona and Seattle. Sasaki was added to the Wild Card roster and contributed key postseason innings. The decision to move him to the bullpen involved consideration of sitting out the year, but Sasaki pursued postseason experience despite initial hesitation, stemming from a career spent as a starter since high school. Fan enthusiasm grew, highlighted by a popular walkout song and social media buzz around his bullpen role.
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