he was asked during the post-signing Zoom meeting whether Stanford freshman Rintaro Sasaki's decision to head to college instead of NPB played a role in his own decision-making process.

That heavy hitter is newcomer Rintaro Sasaki, who was just named the No. 1 freshman in college baseball by Baseball America. Standing six feet tall, 289 pounds, Sasaki will don the No. 3 for the ...

Rintaro Sasaki, a Japanese high school phenom projected to go No. 1 overall in the 2024 NPB draft, skipped NPB entirely and instead committed to Stanford last June. The 19-year-old hit ...

ACC baseball season. They project the ACC’s final standings, regional teams, Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, ...

Rintaro Sasaki, a first baseman who turned 19 in April, bypassed NPB's draft to play college ball for Stanford last season. "I wanted to join to the professional baseball environment as soon as I ...

In 2023, high school slugger Rintaro Sasaki made the unusual decision to bypass the draft in Japan and play college baseball in the U.S. at Stanford. Sasaki is set to begin his freshman season ...