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Why is Roki Sasaki pitching out of the bullpen? How Dodgers' marquee acquisition lost rotation spot for 2025 playoffs

Roki Sasaki was considered one of the prizes of the MLB offseason less than a year ago, but he was viewed as a luxury addition by the loaded Los Angeles Dodgers .

The reigning champions had already added Blake Snell to their rotation and were expecting Shohei Ohtani to return to the mound this season. Sasaki, still only 23, chose a team that wouldn't place ace-like expectations on him, even if the Dodgers are perennially saddled with high expectations as a World Series-or-bust team.

While his career is still in its infancy, Sasaki's rookie season didn't go the way he expected. The postseason gives him a chance to rewrite the script ahead of 20

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