Rintaro Sasaki certainly lived up to the yearlong hype surrounding his debut at Stanford. The slugging first baseman went 6 for 14 with two doubles and a team-best eight RBIs in the Cardinal’s three weekend wins at Cal State Fullerton.

Duke stumbles at home. A big return for Ole Miss' ace. A (rare) fast start for Northwestern. A dominant outing from Jamie Arnold.

Rintaro Sasaki, 19, begins his collegiate career as Stanford opens its 2025 season against Cal State Fullerton. Sasaki comes to the U.S. after a decorated high school career, sett

As Rintaro Sasaki begins his college baseball career at Stanford with all of Japan watching, he knows there will be growing pains and struggles that will also help him grow.