Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki could have taken an easier career path with a quicker payday. Instead he's determined to blaze his own unique trail to the top of the sport.
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Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
The Stanford slugger could have taken an easier path with a quicker payday. Instead he's determined to blaze his own unique trail to the top of the sport.
Trailblazing Japanese high school slugger Rintaro Sasaki said Tuesday he chose to attend Stanford University in California because of its standing as both a good baseball school and an academic powerhouse.
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High school star Sasaki drawn to Stanford by baseball and academics
The highly touted Sasaki made news in October when he announced he would not turn pro in his homeland.
The Stanford University baseball team has recruited a first-round MLB talent in Japanese teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki, according to head coach David Esquer.
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Stanford-bound slugger Rintaro Sasaki is first-round MLB talent, coach says
The 18-year-old has made waves in Japan by opting to play college baseball in the United States instead of entering the NPB draft.
Japanese teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki will enroll at Stanford University in April before joining its baseball team for the 2025 season, the school announced Tuesday.
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Teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki to enroll at Stanford
Sasaki declared his desire to play college baseball in the United States in October and chose not to enter NPB's draft.
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