Sasaki Chooses Marlins Over Japan | San Jose News

Rintaro Sasaki, Japan’s home run king and Stanford standout, has traded his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks jersey for a Miami Marlins uniform, chasing his lifelong dream of playing in MLB. Despite being drafted by Japan’s top team, Sasaki chose the Marlins for the fastest path to the big leagues, skipping Japan’s traditional system to play college ball in the U.S. — even under Shohei Ohtani’s father. With 140 high school homers and a growing command of English and Spanish, he’s ready to embrace the challenge of life and baseball in America, proving his drive to succeed on the world’s biggest stage. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/156f036a8bed0635