Rintaro Sasaki opted out of the NBP draft to come play college baseball in America. Will his decision work out?

Sasaki will be eligible for the MLB draft in 2026. “I don’t know how I will influence Japanese high school baseball players, but I’m just going on my path, my way,” he said speaking in English to The ...

No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...

Sasaki will be eligible for the MLB draft in 2026. “I don’t know how I will influence Japanese high school baseball players, but I’m just going on my path, my way,” he said speaking in ...

The Major League Baseball season officially kicks off Tuesday morning as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs meet in Japan for the two-game Tokyo Series. I ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an embarrassment of riches on their pitching staff this season, and the rich got richer in the offseason when they landed international talent and the top-ranked prospect ...

And only scouted players can join Stanford’s baseball team. Sasaki’s track record in Japan allowed him to join the team on a full scholarship, which exempts him from paying tuition and ...

Even in American baseball's lower levels, Japanese players are making their presence felt. Two young stars — 19-year-old Rintaro Sasaki and 18-year-old Shotaro Morii — have made an early move to the U ...