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Tsunami survivor Sasaki wants to repay support in Dodgers debut

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Roki Sasaki will dedicate his MLB debut to those who supported him after his father and grandparents were killed in Japan 's 2011 tsunami.

Sasaki joined the World Series champion Dodgers in January and he is set to play against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday .

The 23-year-old 's debut comes 14 years after his hometown of Rikuzentakata was wiped off the map by the tsunami.