{
  "id": 17293699,
  "title": "Major-League Dreams: Japanese High Schoolers Pioneer a New Path to the MLB",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/major-league-dreams-japanese-high-schoolers-pioneer-a-new-path-to-the-17293699",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/articles/-/56274"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sasaki Rintarō, who played college baseball at Stanford University before signing with the Miami Marlins, is part of a growing trend: Japanese high school baseball players bypassing the NPB and heading to US colleges in pursuit of careers in Major League Baseball. Young athletes in other sports are also going abroad to study, seeking opportunities to broaden their horizons both on and off the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}