[JJJ]

This Japanese article (with Esky’s pic) says he would be eligible for MLB in 2026. I am not claiming that they know better.



https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/ne...00298.html

Detailed Q&A with Esky. They had multiple zoom conversations followed by an all-day visit to campus, seeing the facilities, sitting in on classes, meeting future teammates. He will be taking “pre-classes” from spring and practicing with the team, playing summer ball (doesn’t mention fall but that is implied) and officially playing in the 2025 season starting in February. And that many coaches from other sports as well as the entire Stanford community have congratulated him and are very excited. (No kidding!)

https://www.sanspo.com/article/20240216-...RJAXTPE54/

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This is a pre-Rin-chan piece but vintage Esky interview with Kevin Borba.

https://www.si.com/college/stanford/soft...vid-esquer

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And here’s a brief clip of Esky talking Rintaro.

https://youtu.be/FrESLFimoM0?si=GEQGBTVOmxFFyIJb

[JJJ]

This Japanese article (with Esky’s pic) says he would be eligible for MLB in 2026. I am not claiming that they know better.



https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/ne...00298.html

Detailed Q&A with Esky. They had multiple zoom conversations followed by an all-day visit to campus, seeing the facilities, sitting in on classes, meeting future teammates. He will be taking “pre-classes” from spring and practicing with the team, playing summer ball (doesn’t mention fall but that is implied) and officially playing in the 2025 season starting in February. And that many coaches from other sports as well as the entire Stanford community have congratulated him and are very excited. (No kidding!)

https://www.sanspo.com/article/20240216-...RJAXTPE54/

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This is a pre-Rin-chan piece but vintage Esky interview with Kevin Borba.

https://www.si.com/college/stanford/soft...vid-esquer

---

And here’s a brief clip of Esky talking Rintaro.

https://youtu.be/FrESLFimoM0?si=GEQGBTVOmxFFyIJb