⚾ Stanford’s Rintaro Sasaki Is Already a Problem at the Plate
Rintaro Sasaki turned down a shot at Japan’s pro league to play college ball — and he’s already making noise at Stanford. The freshman slugger is mashing stateside, and if his bat keeps talking, he might just be the next big thing in college baseball.
He’s got the swing. Now he’s got everyone’s attention.
Rintaro Sasaki is college baseball's next big thing 💥
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) April 16, 2025
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This story was first featured in our April 17th Press Sports newsletter
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