Asian Baseball History and Culture is Our Passion
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Join Mike Clair on SABR Asian Baseball’s Zoom Chat, April 13 at 8:30p.m. EST
On April 13 at 830 pm EST MLB.com writer and author of the new book We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball will join the SABR Asian Baseball Committee to chat about the WBC and his new book, followed by Q&A. All are welcome.
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How to Follow Asian Professional Baseball
So how can English speakers follow Asian baseball? There are now numerous ways to track professional baseball in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan even if you don’t read the native languages. Let’s look at each country in turn.
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The First Japanese Professional Game, An Update
April 15 marks the first professional game in Japanese baseball history. Thirty years before the formation of a professional league in Japan in 1936, Guy Green’s Japanese Base Ball Team played their first game in Frankfort, Kansas.
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The 1974 New York Mets Goodwill Tour of Japan
Every Monday morning we will post an article from SABR’s award-winning books Nichibei Yakyu: Volumes I and II. Each will present a different chapter in the long history of US-Japan baseball relations. This week HENRY TRAN focus on the Mets 1974 trip to Japan.
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The Runner Stranded at Second Base, Su-hyeok Lim
Tae-in Chun relates the tragic story of Su-hyeok Lim of KBO’s Lotte Giants
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Japan’s Favorite Players: No. 8, Daisuke Matsuzaka
This week Thomas Love Seagull focus on Daisuke Matsuzaka
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‘We Are Trying to Close the Gap, but It Is Very Wide Yet’: The Baltimore Orioles’ 1971 Tour of Japan
Every Monday morning we will post an article from SABR’s award-winning books Nichibei Yakyu: Volumes I and II. Each will present a different chapter in the long history of US-Japan baseball relations. This week DENNIS SNELLING tells us about what was supposed to be a true World Series: the 1971 Baltimore Orioles visit to Japan
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Nippon Professional Baseball Teams: A Primer
T-Ray (Trevor Raichura) & Thomas Love Seagull talked on March 7 about all twelve NPB teams, their appeal and history, in this podcast. What makes these teams unique? Why should you want to cheer for them? If you’re new to NPB, this is the episode for you! If you already know the league, this is…
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Japan’s Favorite Players: No. 9, Randy Bass
by Thomas Love Seagull A recent poll for a TV special saw more than 50,000 people in Japan vote for their favorite retired baseball players. 20 players emerged from a pool of 9,000. Yes, they could only vote for players who are no longer active, so you won’t see Shohei Ohtani or other current stars…
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‘They Beat Us the Japanese Way’: The San Francisco Giants’ 1970 Spring Tour
This week Steve Treder writes about the 1970 San Francisco Giant’s spring training visit to Japan.
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Japan’s Favorite Players: No. 10, Atsuya Furuta
This week Thomas Love Seagull features Yakult swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta
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