I love R. Sasaki's personality and talent. I expect to watch his playing in Mlb soon but I undsd 2 or 3 yrs to be waited. Untill then I need to find any Npb news on the internet.

ive never been interested in baseball. But ohtani made me watch WBC and also i'll be watching him on MLB for sure. Roki Sasaki is a monster pitcher

I'm Dominican and almost 50 years old man, who is only is interested in two sports, Baseball and horse races, and i got to say that i am really impressed about the Japanese baseball, they show not only talent but knowledge, this is one of the best team I've ever seen in my whole life, i couldn't take off my eyes from Murakami, that guy has a outstanding swing, the guy really knows what he is doing. 20 million dollars to get him to the States is a bargain.

God bless Roki Sasaki, always. ❤❤

Murakami's swing is so beautiful.

Sasaki really a beast just 21 and a great performance

I usually never watched regular season baseball but I'm kinda locked in rn because of WBC i aint gon lie.

Can’t wait to see these two in MLB. People think of baseball as the old white guy sport but the reality is the best league in the world is incredibly diverse. Filled with talent from the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, DR, PR, Venezuela, Cuba, Korea, Curaçao etc, it’s among the most diverse sporting leagues on planet earth.

Wow, these young players Japan has are incredible!

Sasaki's first start in the WBC was on March 11, the 12th anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, in which both Sasaki's father and grandparents lost their lives.

海外のニュースが日本選手の特集組んでくれるの嬉しい

The rule that foreign players under 25 yrs old can only get rookie contracts should be eliminated Making players like them wait until they are 25 y’all want to see roki and murakami right away,right?

As a baseball fan, it was really cool to be able to see some of Japan's top talent. They've always had incredible discipline and finesse, but now they have serious power pitchers and sluggers. They will get better and I predict more American players will play in the future, meaning this rivalry should produce more incredible drama.

Roki Sasaki, He lost his father and grandparents at March 11, 2011, when great earthquake and tidal wave attacked Japan. And He pitched the day March 11, 2023, vs Czech Republic, He overcame the past, with hope.

Last year’s young triple crown winner Murakami has a bright future ahead of him. However, even he was shocked when he saw Shohei Ohtani hitting the upper deck one after another during batting practice after joining WBC, and said “I couldn’t say anything” .

メキシコ戦は、佐々木朗希が世界にバレた日。

Sasaki throwing 102+ mph fastballs and 92mph sliders like nothing.

MLB needs to include NPB in WS. Simple as. It would be huge like how UEFA is in Europe

Roki Sasaki sounds a main characters name.

Murakami will be another heat when he arrives in MLB.

Japan is loaded with young talent. These young men better make it over here before thier payday dries up.

Can't wait for these to post to the MLB

MLB champ vs japan champ single game World Series. Who’s coming with me?

Just out of interest, when Sasaki threw a perfect game for the Lotte Marines last year (with an 18-year-old catcher!) he struck out 13 consecutive batters! And that included the Red Sox's Yoshida, so the opposition was not weak. Regarding Murakami, he's bigger, stronger and hits the ball further than Hideki Matsui did at that that age. His 56 HRs last season came in 141 games, which works out to 65 over a 162 game season. Not saying he's going to turn up in the Majors and hits 65 HRs a season, but I have no doubt that he will be able to post some serious numbers. Just hope he doesn't go to the Angels.

Roki is vicious! Damn!

Given the results of the WBC and the fact that that they are talking about how good the Japanese players are, I would say the NPB is just as tough as the MLB

Baseball >>>>>>>>>> All Sports

the craziest part is sasaki isn't even the best pitcher in japan under 25 years old... The best is yoshinobu yamamoto who came in for relief after sasaki against mexico Yamamoto over the past 2 seasons has had a 1.39 ERA and a 1.60 ERA with 193 innings in both seasons. Back to back MVP, Sawamura (NPB cy young award), and triple crown finishes. This season he will be going for the 3-peat which would be the first time in history, and he is currently 24 years old. Odds are he will win all 3 again then he will be 25 and will go to the MLB and probably get a max contract. I kinda hope he goes to the angels just so we can see him and ohtani on the same team, or he just signs to wherever ohtani might go. Tbh we just need 1 team to sign all of this japanese talent somehow lmao. Imagine a team with murakami, ohtani, sasaki, and yamamoto? The bank is broken but so are the other teams lmao

Sasaki and Murakami should be in the bigs in 3-4 years. But just like Masataka Yoshida made his statement in the WBC by leading the tournament in RBIs, there will be few more solid Japanese players making their way (I could think of Yamamoto, Okamoto, Kondoh, Shuto making on the MLB roster).

目をつけられてしまったか…

数年後は大谷vs朗希が見られると思うと楽しみ

WATCH OUT THESE KIDS. THEY COME TO MLB🎉

Talk about how brilliant Patrick Sandoval pitched

Sasaki is siccc🔥

He's gonna be a stud.

Wow! A lot of Japanese talent

Murakami is special but he was underwhelming at the start of wbc until he redeemed himself during the semi and final. Needs more confidence and will be great.

Dear Americans, coincidentally Dodgers' Otani Blue Jays Kikuchi and sasaki All three are from Iwate Prefecture. Iwate is a prefecture in the north of Japan, and is a region with many serious people.

I'm surprised there is not enough japanese players in MLB

Time to make an expansion team in Hawaii and sign all these U25 Japanese players and while I'm at get nootbar through free agency. Cause the young Japanese proved they can go against the best mlb hitters especially in that final. They just embody baseball really well. Aggressive base running, bunt, hustling every play, setup scoring chances at all costs, etc.

in one of the post game interviews, he mentioned how he is inspired by Ohtani and wants to do what he's doing and try to do better, obviously not pitching but he wants to be able to have a similar effect on baseball like him, he's already considered a "baseball god" in Japan courtesy of his name, and I think after he finishes his 3 season contract with the swallows he'll be 25/26 and open to playing for the highest bidder in the MLB, I feel like some of the Japanese talents have the perfect strategy thanks to the amount of eyes Ohtani has brought to Japanese baseball, where they play in the NPB work hard at developing getting all the fundamentals worked on with years of experience at the professional level, then make the jump to the MLB where they're already on par if not better than most of the talent in the MLB currently there only difference is the discipline is better. Yoshida has already started pre season with the Red Sox and I'm sure Murakami will come once his contract with the Swallows ends, though I'm not sure what Sasaki will do, from the outside looking in he seems to be more quiet and I'm not sure whether he would want to leave Japan for the bright lights of American baseball, but i could be misreading it and maybe he'll be jumping at the opportunity to become a star in the US.

Japanese baseball players are so disciplined. It shows from little league to the big leagues. I live on Guam and Japan is 4 hours flight time. They hold Spring training camps here likewise for Korean baseball.

I am so looking forward to seeing Roki Sasaki play in the Major League. Before I get too old...😂

Wrong. Murakami’s batting average was not 3rd but 1st last season, making him the youngest triple crown in NPB at the age of 22.

今話題の選手で言うと山下舜平太(20)もMAX 98 MPHだから近いうちに100 MPHいきそう

Sasaki's 92-mph pitches look like off-speed stuff---compared to his 102-mph heater.

Sasaki lowkey is Roki super hot

these japanese kids coming to mlb are studs

Yamamoto, ACE stuff, no joking

👼Loki sasaki 👼 Cool name

朗希はまだ身体が出来上がってないので、全出力で投げていません 3年後がどうなっているのかワクワクします

2:29 that 4-seamer....Lord have mercy!! 😮

needs a two-seam. he is vulnerable when he's behind the count; that is why.

Roki Sasaki please join the Giants.

Yankees need to grab Sasaki, idc how much he costs.

You found new JDM cars !

One will be a future Yankee

Orioles need him but we too cheap

From a Phillies fan Sasaki's probably going to the Dodgers as well in the near future There's a reason why so many asian players went to the Dodgers Nomo, Ryu, Darvish, Maeda, Ohtani, Kuo, Yamamoto, Park, and more Los Angeles has more asian population, bigger market, warmer climate, closer to home, and Dodgers decade long investment in the asian countries Shohei and Yamamoto were two of the most dominant NPB players that Sasaki looks up to And it'd much easier for Sasaki to settle and get confortable with fellow japanese as teammates Ohtani+Yamamoto+Sasaki would be a gold mine for the dodgers to attract oversea japanese fans(maybe even South Korean and Taiwanese fans also)

lets hope they won't waste their primes signing with the Angels

Who are y'all trying to kid?!?! Both of these dudes will be sprinting to the MLB as soon as they can!!!! Both will sign big money deals and Maurukami will be a successful hitter but Sasaki needs work or he'll get rocked. He's got plenty of tools but he needs to land with a team known for strong pitching development, like Atlanta or the dodgers

1H SP Jim Abbot HOF Worthy❕

At least giving me 3-4 years heads up to save money for their high-end MLB RC. 😅

they keep swinging like a ball over the slider

I wonder if the japanese league/owners would consider posting their players even earlier (those younger than 24) or three years before current posting age thresholds, if there was an additional $20-$25 million required on top of the current posting fees? For certain prospects, i think some owners would cough it up.

LAD would want Sasaki

0:54 BLAKKADA

It's not Murataka, it's Munetaka. Please remember.

Jim Abbot should be in The HOF just for making MLB alone But it was No Gimmick He played 10 years in MLB Pitched A No/No Finished 3rd in Cy Young Voting & should be in The HOF , imo He should be put up & spoke of more for kids with disabilities to have Him to look up to and to see that they can still play The Game ⚾️

Yeah Murakami!!💪 In Japanese, “Kamisama” means god, so Murakami is called “Murakamisama”😊

1:32 Murakami had the highest batting average in NPB last year. This is incorrect.

over 90mph slider.....wtf.

Does the MLB allow Japanese High School or college players to enter the MLB draft? If not, that would make for some more interesting MLB drafts.

Munetaka will be the Yankees 3B 🙏

hopefully my dodgers get these guys

I will be entertained with NPB until Chiba Lotte Marines win a pennant race for few years. Until then, the MLB teams should save money for posting.

Wasn't a slider, his splitter gets gloveside run vs RH and armside run vs LH

Pitcher Roki Sasaki seems to be worried about living abroad, including the United States, because there are too many foods he is not good at. Any MLB team that acquires him may need to hire his own cook.

佐々木朗希と村上が　メジャーに誘われている……

How does China not make a competitive team in all major sports with a population of 1B and money in their hands to fund sport camps? Generally confused and asking.

山本の名前がなぜ挙がらない？😧

佐々木には今すぐにでもメジャーに行って活躍して欲しいけどなんで25歳まで行けないんだろ？　25歳ルールなんてなければいいのに　メジャーの球団も今すぐに欲しいんじゃないの？

I read that the dimensions in Japanese stadiums are smaller and that the Ball is smaller than in MLB

Why do all the best baseball players in Japan want to come to the US and MLB? Money (pride too, but money). Masahiro Tanaka is the highest paid pitcher and earns around $6.9 million a year. 3rd baseman Yuni Yanagita is the highest paid position player and makes $5.5 million. By comparison the average salary in MLB is just over $4 million a year; Tanaka would only be the 221st highest paid player in MLB.

2:10 this Mexicans ⚰️⚰️☠️💀⚰️🧟‍♂️

Lol uh-oh 30something MLB teams are eyeing new foreign additions today😂😂😂

Rob Manfred is killing the MLB. Absurd contracts, losing tv contracts and clubs wont be able to afford players. Failure to keep current with younger generations not letting local networks watch games on phones and ipads. Its a disgrace how out of touch Manfred is.

His name means Godly. He must not lie and slander people like Brian does.

Next WBC USA needs to put a dream team together. We didnt even have any of our top pitchers. If the best American pitchers would've played we woulve won easily.

In Japan, someone says that If a low-quality official major league ball will always cause an injury and require Tommy John surgery, then Roki Sasaki should have Tommy John surgery before moving to the major leagues.

Funny watching the salivation over these talented prospects. Bidding wars will be interesting

打率3位ちやうで。　知らんけど。

日本人安いから 買ってください 日本人の給料はとても安い

They gonna be suck once they hit the big leagues!!!!

佐々木も村上もメジャーで活躍できません。