Dodgers Reveal Their Starting Rotation Plans; Roki Sasaki Gets Booed

The Dodgers’ rotation bid is group for nan first homestand of nan season.

To information retired nan bid against nan Arizona Diamondbacks, aft Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes nan mound Thursday connected opening day, he’ll beryllium followed by Emmet Sheehan and Tyler Glasnow. Roki Sasaki is penciled successful for Monday against nan Cleveland Guardians, followed by Shohei Ohtani connected March 31.

Off days connected Sunday and April 2 make it imaginable for nan Dodgers to springiness each their pitchers astatine slightest 5 days’ remainder betwixt their first and 2nd starts without needing a sixth starter.

Left-hander Justin Wrobleski is pegged to beryllium that further starter erstwhile nan schedule features little predominant days off. In nan meantime, he’ll beryllium disposable to propulsion aggregate innings retired of nan bullpen.

After starting nan play for nan Dodgers successful Tokyo past year, Yamamoto is looking guardant to opening time astatine Dodger Stadium.

“It’s going to beryllium a different game, and pinch a different atmosphere,” Yamamoto said done an interpreter. “And past we’re coming disconnected nan title year, past this is nan first clip I’ll beryllium pitching successful beforehand of nan Dodgers fans [since then].”

Yamamoto, who was connected nan mound for nan last retired of nan 2025 season, hasn’t sounded astatine Dodger Stadium since Game 3 of nan National League Division Series against nan Philadelphia Phillies.

Sheehan claimed a regular spot successful nan rotation aft returning past June from Tommy John room rehab. He had a 2.82 earned-run mean done 15 appearances past season.

“I was possibly throwing bullpens correct now a twelvemonth ago,” Sheehan said aft his past outpouring start. “So it’s decidedly nice. That’s nan main thing, to person my health. Grateful for that each time.”

Sheehan wrapped up Cactus League play pinch a 5.91 ERA successful 3 starts, but he was encouraged by nan advancement he made successful syncing up his delivery.

Glasnow capped his beardown outpouring pinch 5 innings of one-run shot against nan Angels connected Sunday.

“When everything’s lined up and emotion bully ... I deliberation a batch of nan different worldly follows,” Glasnow said. “And I was conscionable capable to spell retired and beryllium myself.”

He recorded 11 strikeouts against nan Angels, leaning connected his curveball arsenic his putaway pitch. It generated a 72% whiff rate, according to Statcast.

“Having my curveball consciousness truthful good, I benignant of conscionable leaned connected it,” Glasnow said. “I’m judge things will alteration in-season, crippled to game. But tonight, it was a beautiful evident crippled scheme for me.”