Baseball / Roki Sasaki

Baseball / Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of Japan takes part in a practice in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture on February 2, 2023, the second day of the camp. Rōki Sasaki nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era" is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Sasaki set a new high school baseball record with a fastball recorded at 163 kilometres per hour (101 mph). Sasaki threw a perfect game on April 10, 2022, in which he tied the NPB record for strikeouts in one game and set a new record for consecutive strikeouts.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

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Contributor: Yomiuri Shimbun

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February 02, 2023 05:47:28 AM
February 02, 2023 06:52:26 AM
Masanori Inagaki
Yomiuri Shimbun
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High school baseball, Sports, MLB baseball
S, SPO, ports, pitcher, throw, ball
Ishigaki City, OKINAWA PREFECTURE, JAPAN
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