"Preseason game, Dodgers vs. Angels" (23rd, Los Angeles)

Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki will make his US debut on the 29th (30th Japan time) in the third game of the home opener against the Tigers. Before the game, manager Roberts announced that the rotation for the opening three-game series against the Tigers starting on the 27th (28th Japan time) will be Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Sasaki. It will be Sasaki's first time pitching in the US, pitching in the third game of the series on the 29th (30th Japan time).

In addition to the three pitchers, the Dodgers' starting lineup also includes last season's ace pitcher Tyler Glasnow, who pitched as the third pitcher in the game against Hanshin on the 16th, and is expected to be a pillar of the team, but he was not used in the three-game opening series of the U.S. season.

The manager revealed that Glasnow will pitch in one of the exhibition games against the Angels scheduled for the 24th or 25th, explaining, "Our higher priority is maintaining the pitching schedules of Yamamoto and Rouki (Sasaki). It makes sense to delay Tyler's pitching in order to give them more time to pitch."

Yamamoto started in the opening game against the Cubs on the 18th at Tokyo Dome, pitching 72 pitches over five innings, giving up only three hits and one run, earning his first win. Sasaki started in the second game the following day, walking five batters and struggling with control, but pitched tenaciously to only allow one run in three innings.