Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches at a bullpen 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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches at a bullpen 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 )

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches at a bullpen 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 )

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches at a bullpen 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 )

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches at a bullpen 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 )

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches at a bullpen 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 )