🎓The High School of Baseball Legends!🦸🏻

🏫Hanamaki Higashi High School
Iwate Prefecture of Japan🎇

The High School of
Baseball Legends
Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture (Tōhoku Region)

OVERVIEW: Hanamaki Higashi High School is iconic for its unprecedented ability to produce world-class baseball talent, serving as the alma mater for MLB stars Yusei Kikuchi and Shohei Ohtani, as well as top prospect Rintaro Sasaki.



Shohei Ohtani (2010-2012)
Hanamaki Higashi High School


ᯓ Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture ᯓ
📍Hanamaki Higashi High School

Coach Hiroshi Sasaki cultivated Shohei Ohtani’s dual-threat talent at Hanamaki Higashi, fostering the 100mph arm and disciplined hitting that created a global two-way phenomenon.



Yusei Kikuchi (2007-2009)
Hanamaki Higashi High School


ᯓ Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture ᯓ
📍Hanamaki Higashi High School

Building on Hanamaki's baseball reputation before Ohtani, Yusei Kikuchi's dominant 96 mph fastball and MLB aspirations paved the way for the next generation of Japanese pitching stars.



Rintaro Sasaki (2021-2024)
Hanamaki Higashi High School


ᯓ Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture ᯓ
📍Hanamaki Higashi High School

Rintaro Sasaki further solidified this legacy by shattering the national high school record with 140 home runs before choosing to take his power-hitting craft to the American collegiate stage.


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