Japanese Baseball Star Rintaro Sasaki is Pursuing His Goal of Major League Baseball at Stanford

Rintaro Sasaki made history at Hanamaki Higashi High School in Japan by smashing a national record 140 home runs during his prep career. Rather than entering Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Draft, Sasaki chose a different path to professional baseball.

The powerful slugger enrolled at Stanford University with his sights set on eventually being drafted by Major League Baseball. His decision to pursue the American college route demonstrates his commitment to reaching the highest level of the sport.