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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

HANAMAKI, Japan, July 19 Kyodo - Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki wipes away some tears during a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball: Stanford slugger Sasaki to join Marlins

Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki holds a press conference in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 19, 2026. The 21-year-old infielder, a graduate of Hanamaki Higashi High School, said he will begin his professional baseball career with the Miami Marlins, following his draft selection by the Major League Baseball team earlier in the month.

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Baseball owners agree on new amateur draft system

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes owner Yoshihiuko Miyauchi speaks at a press conference following a meeting of 12 Japanese professional baseball owners at a Tokyo hotel on July 19. Miyauchi, who chaired the meeting, said that the owners approved the introduction of a new amateur draft system that will see high school players picked separately from other draft choices, including collegiate and corporate league players. The new system calls for the 12 Central and Pacific League teams to get together in early October to select high school players before meeting again in mid-November for the selection of other players.

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Baseball owners agree on new amateur draft system

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes owner Yoshihiuko Miyauchi speaks at a press conference following a meeting of 12 Japanese professional baseball owners at a Tokyo hotel on July 19. Miyauchi, who chaired the meeting, said that the owners approved the introduction of a new amateur draft system that will see high school players picked separately from other draft choices, including collegiate and corporate league players. The new system calls for the 12 Central and Pacific League teams to get together in early October to select high school players before meeting again in mid-November for the selection of other players. (Kyodo)

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Left-hander Ogasawara named by Chunichi in NPB draft

Tokaidai Sagami High School's left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara strikes a pose in Sagamihara, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 22, 2015, after his selection in a first-round pick by the Central League's Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball's draft held in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo