Key facts
- Dodgers strength coach Travis Smith worked with pitcher Roki Sasaki.
- Sasaki had specific preferences in the gym.
- Sasaki has returned to throwing 100 mph.
Dodgers strength coach Travis Smith began working with pitcher Roki Sasaki at the start of last season. Smith quickly learned that Sasaki had specific preferences in the gym. Sasaki has since returned to throwing at 100 mph, attributing his recovery in part to a curated strength program and, humorously, to Justin Bieber.