Rintaro Sasaki

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  1. "Japanese prospect Rintaro Sasaki to join Thunder in MLB Draft League". June 10, 2024.
  2. "Stanford-bound slugger Rintaro Sasaki is first-round MLB talent, coach says". The Japan Times. February 18, 2024.
  3. Baggarly, Andrew. "A 19-year-old Stanford phenom is blazing a new trail from Japan to the majors" via NYTimes.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "College baseball's next big thing: Rintaro Sasaki". ESPN.com. April 15, 2025.
  5. "Top Japanese prospect Rintaro Sasaki to make stateside debut in MLB Draft League". MLB.com.
  6. "LIVE: Watch Japanese teen phenom Sasaki make Appalachian League debut". MLB.com.
  7. McCAULEY, JANIE (February 13, 2025). "At Stanford, Japanese prospect Rintaro Sasaki finds home away from home as a college student". AP News.
  8. Koch, Geoff (August 17, 2025). "Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'". The Japan Times.
  9. 1 2 "Baseball: NPB teams able to draft Sasaki of Stanford University this fall". Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS. August 19, 2025.
  10. Gunn, Allen. "Sasaki set records in his home country of Japan. Now, he's forging his path to the MLB". Cape Cod Times.
  11. "Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki blazing his own baseball path in US via Stanford, MLB Draft League". AP News. June 11, 2024.
  12. "Kikuchi used to babysit newest Japanese phenom". MLB.com.
Rintaro Sasaki
Stanford Cardinal
First baseman
Born: (2005-04-18) April 18, 2005 (age 20)
Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right