After skipping Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Draft to attend Stanford, Rintaro Sasaki now faces another career-defining decision after the Miami Marlins selected him in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft.
Taken with the 235th overall pick, the powerful first baseman gives the Marlins one of the most intriguing late-round selections in this year’s class. The 21-year-old is widely known as Japan’s all-time high school home run leader, and Miami believes his power gives him a chance to develop into a legitimate professional bat.
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“Huge,” Marlins area scout Scott Fairbanks said of Sasaki’s power. “It’s hard to find. That’s a big
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