The Los Angeles Dodgers have been without rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki since early May, but Sunday afternoon manager Dave Roberts gave an update on his status.

The Los Angeles Dodgers might be getting a key piece of their rotation back sooner than expected. Manager Dave Roberts provided a positive update on rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since mid-June.

Freeman has hit under .200 since the start of June with a higher strikeout rate than his career norm, but Roberts says Freeman is “too good of a hitter” not to come out of it.