The 2025 MLB playoffs have begun, and we're tracking the players who are making the biggest impact on their teams' success.
One player stands out: Roki Sasaki, a Japanese-born star on the Los Angeles Dodgers, known for his nasty splitter.
Win Probability Added (WPA) is a metric that helps quantify a player's contribution to their team's wins.
Who is this year's Mr. October?
The answer, at least so far, is Roki Sasaki, not Shohei Ohtani, as one might expect.
Author's summary: Roki Sasaki leads the postseason WPA leaderboard.