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When Blake Snell returns, Dodgers should drop Roki Sasaki to minors

Nypost · · 803 words · By Dylan Hernandez
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/sports/when-blake-snell-returns-dodgers-should-dem…

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell close to being activated from the injured list”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for a Blake Lively lawsuit, a legal motion for a different Blake, and a professor named Blake Rayfield. None of these sources mention baseball player Blake Snell or his injury status.
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web search NEUTRAL — Blake Motion to Vacate Drug Possession Conviction and Refund Paid LFO Amounts This matter comes before the court on: Defendant’s motion.
https://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/documents/Blake+001+SupCt+Bl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Blake Rayfield Coggin College of Business University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 Academic Employment Email: blake.rayfield@unf.edu Personal: blake.rayfield@outlook.com Webpage:…
https://blakerayfield.com/files/CV_Blake_Rayfield_Short.pdf
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web search NEUTRAL — Plaintiff Blake Lively (“Ms. Lively”) brings this action for damages against WAYFARER STUDIOS LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, JUSTIN BALDONI, an ...
https://d.newsweek.com/en/file/475702/blake-lively-lawsuit-a…
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“Wrobleski ended the Dodgers’ four-game losing streak Sunday by pitching six scoreless innings in St. Louis, improving his record to 5-0 while lowering his ERA to 1.25.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Justin Wrobleski pitched six scoreless innings in St. Louis on a Sunday, ending a four-game losing streak and improving his record to 5-0 with a 1.25 ERA.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Wrobleski tossed six scoreless innings to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak. Wrobleski (5-0) allowed six hits and a walk.…
https://www.aol.com/articles/justin-wrobleski-tosses-6-score…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Wrobleski served as a stopper with six scoreless innings, and his offense did just enough against old friend Dustin May to snap their four-game losing streak with a 4-1 win in the series finale…
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/dodgers-snap-4-game-skid-be…
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web search NEUTRAL — The southpaw pitched six scoreless innings and pitched out of a few jams. Wrobleki gave up six hits and walked one, but he didn’t record a strikeout in the game.Wrobleski is now 5-0 with a 1.25 ERA th…
https://dodgerblue.com/recap-dodgers-end-4-game-losing-strea…
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“In the five games he has started, Wrobleski has a 0.56 ERA.”
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A cross-reference from Nypost explicitly states that Wrobleski has a 0.56 ERA in five starts since moving into the rotation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Michael Wrobleski (born July 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wrobleski
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski: Logs another quality start. Rotowire Apr 21, 2026. Wrobleski (3-0) earned the win over Colorado on Monday, allowing one run on eight hits and no walks while striking out thr…
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/29295964/justin-wroble…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Michael Wrobleski…son of Brad and Christi Wrobleski…Brad was a diver and Christi played tennis at Iowa State University...favorite player was Clayton Kershaw growing up. 2025. In the Dodgers’ 1…
https://www.mlb.com/player/justin-wrobleski-680736
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“Sasaki with a 5.97 ERA in six starts and Sheehan just a touch better at 5.23.”
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While evidence mentions Roki Sasaki's struggles and an expected ERA of 6.05, and mentions Emmet Sheehan's progress, none of the provided sources explicitly confirm the specific ERA figures of 5.97 for Sasaki and 5.23 for Sheehan.
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web search NEUTRAL — His expected ERA is 6.05, in the bottom 11%, and his expected batting average of .275 is in the bottom 18%. The result is that Sasaki’s fastball “has been absolutely tattooed this year” by opposing hi…
https://dodgersnation.com/roki-sasaki-dodgers-struggles/2026…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sheehan has also been much improved from the beginning of this campaign, but his progress did take a step back on Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
https://dodgerblue.com/dave-roberts-noncommittal-on-potentia…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dodgers' starting pitcher, Roki Sasaki, had a rough Spring.Sasaki had a rough MLB debut season, struggling with a shoulder injury that was followed by control and velocity issues. For this season,…
https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-roki-sas…
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“The start was his best of the season from a statistical perspective, but he was by no means dominant over the six innings he pitched. He allowed two baserunners in each of the first two innings and gave up three runs in the third.”
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Multiple sources confirm Sasaki pitched six innings on Saturday in St. Louis, which was a season-high/best, and that he gave up runs in the third inning.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roki Sasaki pitched six innings for the first time this season, recording a quality start.Eventually he gave up runs in the bottom of the third. He allowed a double to left field to Ivan Herrera and a…
https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-sports/2026/05/03/K4VDVHSVCFGGV…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sasaki ends strong in St. Louis. Press enter or click to view image in full size. Roki Sasaki threw a season-high six innings on Saturday. (Ali Overstreet/MLB). Roki Sasaki made some strides in his st…
https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/dodger-offense-comes-up-short-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — He completed six innings for the first time this season, turned in a second career quality start and his first in 2026. Dodgers double plays. Manager Dave Roberts thought his offense would begin to fi…
https://dodgerblue.com/recap-roki-sasaki-quality-start-dodge…
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“His problems with his fastball became noticeable in his final season in Japan, in 2024.”
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The evidence discusses Sasaki's velocity struggles and fastball issues in the MLB (2025/2026 context), but does not specifically confirm that these problems became noticeable in his final season in Japan in 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — After struggling through his first five starts, Roki Sasaki made a significant tweak to one of his pitches, leading to encouraging results.Sasaki threw 48 split-fingered fastballs against the Cubs. Th…
https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi/roki-sasaki-made-signifi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roki Sasaki was on the bump for his eighth start of the season, and was coming off of two almost identical middling starts. He pitched 5 2/3 innings against the Pirates on April 26, gave up five hits,…
https://dodgersway.com/roki-sasaki-velocity-struggles-make-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Roki Sasaki, the Japanese pitching sensation, has captured the baseball world’s attention with his incredible talent and electrifying performances.He mixed his fastball with his breaking ball effectiv…
https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/today-report/roki-sasakis-d…
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“Sasaki has said he would accept a minor-league assignment if the Dodgers think that’s in his best interest.”
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The provided evidence confirms Sasaki is a Dodgers pitcher and discusses his performance, but there is no mention of him stating he would accept a minor-league assignment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki; born November 3, 2001), nicknamed " the Monster of the Reiwa Era " (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roki_Sasaki
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web search NEUTRAL — Picked up his first Major League win on May 3 at Atlanta, giving up six hits, three runs (one home run) and two walks while striking out four in 5.0 innings...On April 12 vs. the Cubs, started and suf…
https://www.mlb.com/player/roki-sasaki-808963
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web search NEUTRAL — View the profile of Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Pitcher Roki Sasaki on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/5134638/roki-sasaki
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“The Dodgers chose to open the season with Alex Freeland on their roster and not Hyeseong Kim”
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The provided evidence consists of general Dodgers forum threads and a post from 2014. There is no mention of Alex Freeland or Hyeseong Kim regarding the season roster.
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web search NEUTRAL — Of course those two were followed up by some of the most exciting runs by the Dodgers. But having to depend on something like that just leaves you to be disappointed. I think I would consider myself a…
http://www.dailysportspages.com/index.php?threads/writing-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2014 · My Dodgers are showing muscle! Who else is tracking October baseball? That Freddie Freeman walk-off home run in the 10th inning last night was a classic. Fun fact: Dodger Stadium is the…
https://www.serviceacademyforums.com/index.php?threads/baseb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2024 · DODGERS The FIRE ROBERTS Thread Discussion in ' Los Angeles DODGERS ' started by irish, Mar 6, 2024.
http://www.dailysportspages.com/index.php?threads/the-fire-r…
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