He’s called off the search.

Roki Sasaki has abandoned his efforts to find Roki Sasaki .

Sasaki returned to the mound a new pitcher on Saturday, a non-verbal acknowledgement that the Roki Sasaki of three or four years ago is gone, possibly forever.

For anyone who watched Sasaki dominate the Japanese league as a 20- or 21-year-old, the way he pitched in the Dodgers’ 12-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs had to evoke feelings of sadness.

Sasaki returned to the mound a new pitcher on Saturday, a non-verbal acknowledgement that the Roki Sasaki of three or four years ago is gone, possibly forever.…