Rōki Sasaki
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About
Professional baseball pitcher best known for playing with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball. He is nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era." He was the pitcher for the Japanese national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Before Fame
He is from Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan. He started his professional career in 2021. He attended Ofunato High School.
Trivia
He was named after Rouki from the Super Sentai show, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger. He pitched a perfect game against the Orix Buffaloes in 2022. His baseball fame has led him to amass more than 900,000 followers on his rouki.sasaki Instagram page.
Family Life
He has two brothers. His father and grandparents passed away from the Tsunami that resulted from the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake.
Associated With
His fastball speed created a new Japanese high school record previously set by Shohei Ohtani.
