Roki Sasaki’s Dodgers Debut Scheduled for Tuesday in Cactus League

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for an electrifying spring training moment as Roki Sasaki is slated to make his Cactus League debut against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night, according to manager Dave Roberts. The game, set for 6:05 p.m. MT/5:05 p.m. PT at Camelback Ranch, will be televised on SportsNet LA, MLB Network, and MLB.TV (for out-of-market fans). Sasaki won’t start the game—that role belongs to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is expected to pitch around four innings—but will enter at a planned point to throw at least three innings, with Roberts hinting he might stretch into a fourth.
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This debut aligns Sasaki and Yamamoto for a bigger stage next month when the Dodgers kick off the regular season with the Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs on March 18-19 in Japan. Yamamoto is penciled in for the opener, with Sasaki likely taking the mound for Game 2. Their Tuesday outings will set them up for one more Cactus League appearance each before the team wraps up spring training on March 11 and heads to Tokyo, giving fans an early preview of the dynamic duo’s potential impact on the Dodgers’ rotation.