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Roki Sasaki is likely headed to the bullpen for the postseason, but the Dodgers are still weighing whether to use him in the rotation during these final weeks of the regular season. The right-hander has been on the 15-day injured list since Aug. 27 with a right middle finger blister, per dodgerblue.com.

Sasaki came to LA as one of baseball’s most coveted young arms, and his stuff remains elite—but staying healthy has been the constant challenge. A blister is the kind of thing that sounds minor until you’re the guy trying to throw a baseball 100 mph with precision. The timing is awkward: we’re in early September, the stretch run is here, and the Dodgers need arms. Whether he returns as a starter or slides into high-leverage relief will depend partly on how much time he needs to recover and partly on what the Dodgers see as their best use of him come October. Given the depth issues in the rotation lately, there’s an argument for getting him a couple starts if the blister clears. But if he’s bumped to the pen, that’s a valuable weapon down the line.

This is the kind of decision Dave Roberts and the front office will have to make on the fly. Health comes first—rushing him back does nobody any good. But with the postseason less than a month away, every inning counts.

Source(s): Staff (Dodger Blue) | First reported: September 3, 2026 7:20 PM UTC

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