Who Is RōKi Sasaki, the 20-Year-Old “Monster of Reiwa” Who Pitches an Over-100mph Fastball?

Since Major League Baseball is going through a long-going lockout. No games have been played in the last four-five months in MLB. And with this, baseball fans will have to wait another month to see some of the younger players like Juan Soto and Ronald Acuna play this season. However, with due respect to these young talents of MLB, one must not miss the magic of sensational baseball talent, Roki Sasaki.

If the regular-season games would not have been canceled because of the delay in the new CBA deal, baseball fans would have seen some of the best younger talents in spring training of this season. However, when talking about Roki Sasaki, many also call him the ‘ Monster of Reiwa’.

All You Need to Know about Roki Sasaki, the 20-Year-Old Monster of Reiwa

Roki Sasaki is a sensational baseball talent who hails from Japan. Born on November 3, 2011, Sasaki became famous for his unique pitching. Sasaki in his pitches has a speed that many baseball players can only dream of. He once pitched over the speed of 101 mph in his high school. And since then, people call him the Monster of the Reiwa.

The 20-year-old star pitcher plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Nippon Professional Baseball. During the 2019 NPB draft, Chiba Lotte Marines selected Sasaki as the first selection. Taking to his Twitter, renowned pitching analyst Rob Friedman posted a short video of the Japanese talent and captioned him as “The Monster of the Reiwa’.

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Well, considering his unique talent, many MLB teams have their eye on Sasaki. And in the near future, that day might not be very far when fans will see his magic in the biggest stage of baseball.

Lockout in MLB

After months of negotiations between the owners and the players’ union, the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement. And since there were no CBA deals on the deadline, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled a few league games and extended the lockout.

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