⚾️ Rōki Sasaki, 20, accomplished one of the greatest feats in sports history over the past week: tossing 17 straight perfect innings.
, according to the game score metric. The highest nine-inning game score in MLB history was Kerry Wood's 105 in his 20-strikeout one-hitter in 1998. Sasaki's game score last Sunday? 106.and featured 19.7 inches of induced vertical break and 15.4 inches of horizontal break, per CBS.
For reference, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole — who has arguably the best fastball in the majors — averaged 97.7 mph last year and featured 17.9 inches of induced vertical break and 11.9 inches of horizontal break.Sasaki has been a superstar since high school and was courted by MLB scouts before opting to sign with his current team, the Chiba Lotte Marines.
He was the No. 1 pick in Japan's 2020 amateur draft and had a strong rookie season last year . This year, he's on another level: 1.16 ERA, with 56 strikeouts against just seven hits and two walks.
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