Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan U-18 throws a pitch in the top half of... Photo d'actualité - Getty Images
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![Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines pitches against the Yomiuri Giants in an interleague baseball game at Tokyo Dome on June 3, 2022. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines pitches against the Yomiuri Giants in an interleague baseball game at Tokyo Dome on June 3, 2022. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News Stock Photo -](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2jb69t0/roki-sasaki-of-the-lotte-marines-pitches-against-the-yomiuri-giants-in-an-interleague-baseball-game-at-tokyo-dome-on-june-3-2022-kyodo==kyodo-photo-via-credit-newscomalamy-live-news-2jb69t0.jpg)
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![Andy Hiraoka (gants rouges) et Jin Sasaki (gants bleus) se disputent lors du match de boxe vacant du WBO Asia Pacific Super Light Title et du japonais Super Light Title au Korakuen Andy Hiraoka (gants rouges) et Jin Sasaki (gants bleus) se disputent lors du match de boxe vacant du WBO Asia Pacific Super Light Title et du japonais Super Light Title au Korakuen](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2h2ha99/andy-hiraoka-gants-rouges-et-jin-sasaki-gants-bleus-se-disputent-lors-du-match-de-boxe-vacant-du-wbo-asia-pacific-super-light-title-et-du-japonais-super-light-title-au-korakuen-hall-le-19-octobre-2021-a-tokyo-au-japon-credit-hiroaki-finito-yamaguchi-aflo-alamy-live-news-2h2ha99.jpg)
Andy Hiraoka (gants rouges) et Jin Sasaki (gants bleus) se disputent lors du match de boxe vacant du WBO Asia Pacific Super Light Title et du japonais Super Light Title au Korakuen
![Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (C) allows a two-run homer to Yomiuri Giants cleanup hitter Kazuma Okamoto (L) in the third inning of an interleague baseball game at Tokyo Dome on June Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (C) allows a two-run homer to Yomiuri Giants cleanup hitter Kazuma Okamoto (L) in the third inning of an interleague baseball game at Tokyo Dome on June](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/07a63495fcb944689f0d2700839de363/2jb6awe.jpg)