Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) fields a ground ball before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) laughs before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 , in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) makes a throw before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 , in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki, right, laughs before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 , in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Rintaro Sasaki poses for photos at the Sunken Diamond baseball field at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Friday, May 31, 2024. Slugging first baseman Sasaki hit 140 high school home runs back home in Japan and opted out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in order to take his own unique path. He is attending college in the U.S. and will be beginning his summer ball this week in New Jersey playing for Trenton of the MLB Draft League. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Rintaro Sasaki poses for photos at the Sunken Diamond baseball field at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Friday, May 31, 2024. Slugging first baseman Sasaki hit 140 high school home runs back home in Japan and opted out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in order to take his own unique path. He is attending college in the U.S. and will be beginning his summer ball this week in New Jersey playing for Trenton of the MLB Draft League. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Rintaro Sasaki poses for photos at the Sunken Diamond baseball field at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Friday, May 31, 2024. Slugging first baseman Sasaki hit 140 high school home runs back home in Japan and opted out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in order to take his own unique path. He is attending college in the U.S. and will be beginning his summer ball this week in New Jersey playing for Trenton of the MLB Draft League. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Rintaro Sasaki poses for photos at the Sunken Diamond baseball field at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Friday, May 31, 2024. Slugging first baseman Sasaki hit 140 high school home runs back home in Japan and opted out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in order to take his own unique path. He is attending college in the U.S. and will be beginning his summer ball this week in New Jersey playing for Trenton of the MLB Draft League. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) looks on before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) has a drink before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 , in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) makes a catch at first base before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) fields a ground ball before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 , in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) winds up to throw before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Trenton Thunder first baseman Rintaro Sasaki (49) makes a throw before a baseball game against the Frederick Keys, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in Frederick, Md. The 19-year-old prospect will make his U.S. debut Tuesday in the MLB Draft League, playing for the Trenton Thunder of New Jersey along with others hoping to one day develop into major leaguers.(AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Rintaro Sasaki poses for photos at the Sunken Diamond baseball field at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Friday, May 31, 2024. Slugging first baseman Sasaki hit 140 high school home runs back home in Japan and opted out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in order to take his own unique path. He is attending college in the U.S. and will be beginning his summer ball this week in New Jersey playing for Trenton of the MLB Draft League. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Rintaro Sasaki poses for photos at the Sunken Diamond baseball field at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Friday, May 31, 2024. Slugging first baseman Sasaki hit 140 high school home runs back home in Japan and opted out of the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in order to take his own unique path. He is attending college in the U.S. and will be beginning his summer ball this week in New Jersey playing for Trenton of the MLB Draft League. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)