So Japan's top baseball prospect, Rintaro Sasaki, had decided to forego a professional career in his home country's top league in order to play collegiately in the United States. Then what?

On this episode of RINTARO, Daron Vaught speaks with Stanford head coach David Esquer and recruiting coordinator Thomas Eager,  plus Cardinal players Luke Lavin and Malcolm Moore, about Rintaro's recruitment and visit to campus in Palo Alto prior to his commitment.

RINTARO is part of the D1Baseball Podcast Network and is hosted and produced by Daron Vaught.

Art by Kev Roché (kevdraws.com)

Music by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech

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