Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he's married, something that even caught Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise.

Japanese phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married. That even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise.

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday that Sasaki could "potentially" make his Cactus League debut Tuesday versus the Reds, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Sasaki had a three-inning simulated game against White Sox hitters earlier this week and it appears his next outing might come in an official game setting.

The announcement came out of nowhere, so much so that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn't even know about it before his daily address with reporters on Friday morning.

Yes, given who the player is and who the person is," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “but there’s still a process that we are going through. He just understands that we’ve got a long season to go,