Japanese Baseball History Archives - Harrison Mutch

Rintaro Sasaki: Japanese Baseball Legend and Split-Finger Master

Rintaro Sasaki’s Early Life and Baseball Career Rintaro sasaki baseball – Rintaro Sasaki, a professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), was born on October 20, 2001, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan. Sasaki’s father, Hiroki, was a high school baseball coach, and his mother, Tomoko, was a former softball player. … Read more

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