The Trenton Thunder signed Japanese prospect Rintaro Sasaki, who opted to play for Stanford instead of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. With exceptional stats, he will debut in the MLB Draft League on Tuesday and play his first home game on Friday.
Kay, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets last year, is 4-2 with 5.59 ERA in 85.1 innings of work in 44 games in parts of five MLB seasons, which includes playing for the Toronto Blue Jays as well.
The left-handed hitting slugger batted .359 with seven home runs and 13 RBI in 12 games with the FerryHawks.
The 31-year-old spent 10 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Japan’s highest level of baseball, before signing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019.
Hideki Matsui takes a rip a pitch at Richmond County Bank Ballpark Saturday at the Matsui 55 Baseball Foundation's clinic. There was a Godzilla sighting yesterday in Staten Island. No, not the Japanese movie monster, but former New York Yankee great Hideki Matsui, who, along with his Matsui 55 Baseball Foundation, hosted a baseball clinic … Continue reading Hideki Matsui Hosts Baseball Clinic for Staten Island Children
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