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Marlins draft Japanese slugger Sasaki, who now faces MLB decision
Sasaki now weighs a Marlins contract, a return to Japan, or another season at Stanford after the Hawks secured exclusive negotiating rights.
- The Miami Marlins selected Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, leaving the former high school phenomenon with significant career choices to make.
- Sasaki arrived Stateside as Japan's all-time high school home run leader with 140 homers from Hanamaki Higashi High School, then played two seasons for Stanford University where he hit 16 home runs as a sophomore.
- Linked to Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, Sasaki, 21, boasts a pedigree from Hanamaki Higashi High School where he played "little senior" youth ball under Ohtani's father, Toru.
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball hold exclusive negotiating rights after drafting Sasaki last October, forcing him to choose between launching a professional career in Japan or remaining Stateside.
- With the Hawks' negotiating rights set to expire on July 31, Sasaki remains undecided about his future, weighing a potential return to Japan against his baseball opportunities Stateside.
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Marlins select Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in draft's eighth round
The Miami Marlins have drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft.
·New York, United States
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Marlins draft Japanese slugger Sasaki, who now faces MLB decision
The Miami Marlins selected Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, leaving the former high school phenomenon with career choices to make.
·Pennsylvania, United States
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