Rintaro Sasaki opted out of the NPB draft to come play college baseball in America. Will his decision work out?

FULLERTON, California—Stanford University first baseman Rintaro Sasaki took questions from U.S. reporters without an interpreter after his team won its season opener here in mid-February.

The legend of Rintaro Sasaki continued to grow on Saturday. After hitting his first collegiate home run for Stanford, Sasaki crushed a walk-off three-run home run against Duke to trigger the 10-run ...

If you haven’t heard of Rintaro Sasaki yet, it might be time to start paying attention. Sakasi first made a name for himself when he demolished the Japanese high school record with 140 home ...

Japan's home run king might be on the verge of changing his name to "Stanford's home run king." Rintaro Sasaki, the left-handed power hitter who set the Japanese high school home run record (14 ...

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Rintaro Sasaki zooms up to the ballpark on an electric bike with a brown bag of food in hand, ready to grab a quick bite of lunch then get right to work in the batting cage.

Stanford's Rintaro Sasaki bashes a three-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Cardinal walk off on a run rule.