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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 by barry
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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.
Posted by saintsfan92612
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:24 am to
Seems like terrible financial decision
Posted by barry
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:26 am to
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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 by WaterLink
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:30 am to
Go get him Jay
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:32 am to
probably going to a school with a TGIF nearby.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:32 am to
Hope he likes seafood
Posted by Vandyrone
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:40 am to
Vanderbilt
Posted by sta4ever
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:42 am to
Welcome to Baton Rouge youngblood!
Posted by Bham Bammer
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:48 am to
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Japanese high school record 140 home runs

That's Kim-Jong Un level performance.
Posted by msutiger
Houston
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:49 am to
He can’t take NIL. I’ll bet he ends up on the west coast
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:51 am to
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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 by Stastny
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:51 am to
UCLA or USC lock
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:51 am to
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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 by Cosmo
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:52 am to
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UCLA or USC lock


Stanford
Posted by GetCocky11
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:55 am to
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UCLA or USC lock



Or Cal-State Fullerton
Posted by RB10
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:55 am to
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Go get him Jay


Imagine the culture shock of a Japanese teenager moving to Baton Rouge.
Posted by GetCocky11
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Member since Oct 2012
53117 posts
Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:00 am to
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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 by ProjectP2294
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:00 am to
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Says who?


The State Department.
Posted by cpp2208
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:15 am to
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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 by ProjectP2294
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Member since May 2007
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 11:21 am to
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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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