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Rintaro Sasaki, Japan’s home run king with 140 blasts in high school, is making waves by signing with the Miami Marlins — only to return to college baseball at Stanford. Despite being a first-round Japanese draft pick, Sasaki chose the U.S. route to accelerate his path to the majors, accepting a $210,200 deal while embracing the challenge of learning English and Spanish. His Stanford experience, where he hit 16 homers as a sophomore, laid the foundation for this bold move — one that reflects a rising trend of international stars using college as a launchpad to MLB stardom.

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