The Los Angeles Dodgers will play the Tokyo opening game against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome on March 18-19, and head coach Dave Roberts has revealed that the second game is expected to be started by "Reiwa Monster" Ranghi Sasaki Noborizaka, but today (2nd) he said that there are many variables, so it has not yet been finalized.

Roberts has previously revealed that the first game will be the starting point for Yushin Yamamoto, and the second game may be the starting lineup for the second game, and he is very much looking forward to it, "It's a very rare opportunity to have the opening game of the major leagues in Japan, which is something special for me, and I will work hard to prepare." Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are expected to start in the warm-up matches against the Giants on the 15th and Hanshin on the 16th, respectively, so it is widely believed that Rosaki Sasaki will be the starter in the opening game 2 is basically confirmed.

However, Roberts said today, "We will play four games in Tokyo, and we will also have the opening game at home. We have a variety of options, and there are still a lot of variables, taking into account factors such as the intensity of adjustments." He also stressed that everything is unknown, "We are still discussing it, and we really haven't decided yet."

Ronshi Sasaki is expected to pitch on the board in the warm-up game against the Redskins on the 5th, and is expected to shoot 3-4 innings, Roberts said, "The most important part is to increase the intensity of the game, I said before that he is not a full body yet, but he is a very talented player."

In the live BP on February 26, Langxi Sasaki threw 3 innings against the White Sox hitters, was hit 2 hits, including 1 home run, threw 1 strikeout, lost 1 point, and the ball speed was about 95 miles (about 153 kilometers), for Sasaki Langxi, who has a 160-kilometer fireball, the state is still not fully adjusted.