Roki Sasaki — Red Diamond 95 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Roki Sasaki is a Red Diamond 95 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Dodgers, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in June 2026.
On the mound, Roki Sasaki works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 97 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 83 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Roki Sasaki's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Splitter (A), and Forkball (A). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Roki Sasaki is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Roki Sasaki earns an OpScore of 88.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #597 among all cards and #108 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Roki Sasaki's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Roki Sasaki is a 95 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Dodgers.
- Is Roki Sasaki a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Roki Sasaki ranks #97 on All-Star, #101 on Hall of Fame, and #108 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Roki Sasaki have in MLB The Show 26?
- Roki Sasaki has 2 quirks: Homebody and Night Player.
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