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17-year-old Japanese baseball superstar, Rintaro Sasaki will attend college in the US
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:24 am
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:24 am
Baseball America Article
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A 6-foot, 250-pound behemoth, Sasaki dominated at the high school level in Japan as he slashed an eye-popping .413/.514/.808. Sasaki also hit a Japanese high school record 140 home runs and was thought to be in the mix to be selected first overall in the upcoming NPB Draft.
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An interesting wrinkle to Sasaki’s recruitment is that since he is an international player, he cannot receive an NIL deal.
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:24 am to barry
Seems like terrible financial decision
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:26 am to saintsfan92612
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Seems like terrible financial decision
due to MLB international signing rules, it's still a quicker way to MLB with more cash upside in the draft.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:30 am to barry
Go get him Jay
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:32 am to barry
probably going to a school with a TGIF nearby.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:32 am to barry
Hope he likes seafood
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:40 am to barry
Vanderbilt
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:42 am to barry
Welcome to Baton Rouge youngblood!
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:48 am to barry
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Japanese high school record 140 home runs
That's Kim-Jong Un level performance.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:49 am to sta4ever
He can’t take NIL. I’ll bet he ends up on the west coast
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:51 am to barry
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and was thought to be in the mix to be selected first overall in the upcoming NPB Draft.
What if they draft him anyway? Any retention of rights?
Only ask because we know Japan has some very draconian rules to prevent players from leaving Japan as well as making sure the NPB stays 85% Japanese.
9 years in NPB to be an international free agent; posting rules, etc.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:51 am to barry
UCLA or USC lock
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:51 am to barry
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An interesting wrinkle to Sasaki’s recruitment is that since he is an international player, he cannot receive an NIL deal.
Says who?
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:52 am to Stastny
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UCLA or USC lock
Stanford
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:55 am to Stastny
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UCLA or USC lock
Or Cal-State Fullerton
Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:55 am to WaterLink
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Go get him Jay
Imagine the culture shock of a Japanese teenager moving to Baton Rouge.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:00 am to RB10
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Imagine the culture shock of a Japanese teenager moving to Baton Rouge.
It wouldn't be a smart move for numerous non-baseball reasons.
This post was edited on 10/10/23 at 11:00 am
Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:00 am to Cosmo
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Says who?
The State Department.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:15 am to barry
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An interesting wrinkle to Sasaki’s recruitment is that since he is an international player, he cannot receive an NIL deal.
Seems like a pointless rule
Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:21 am to cpp2208
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Seems like a pointless rule
Do you think this is a new rule written specifically to hamper international students or is it perhaps the application of a long standing rule regarding visas that now applies to the brand new NIL world?
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