Asian Baseball History and Culture is Our Passion
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Let’s Talk Korean Baseball with Jee-ho Yoo. Zoom Event Monday June 22, at 8pm EST
SABR’s Asian Baseball Committee will host a virtual Zoom meeting at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 22, 2026. Our special guest will be Jee-ho Yoo. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.
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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 Baseball Game & Home Run at Meiji Jingu Stadium, October 23, 1926
As Meiji Jingu Stadium approaches its centennial under the shadow of demolition, a surprising piece of history is potentially rewriting the ballpark’s record books, and sparking a fascinating debate for baseball purists.
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1956 NY Yankees Tour of Japan Footage
Here some great colorized footage from the Yankees tour. Note the cheerleaders on top of the dugouts–the forerunners to oendan.
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Japan’s Favorite Players: No. 1, Ichiro Suzuki
This week Thomas Love Seagull focuses on the most popular retired Japanese player- none other than Ichiro Suzuki
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‘There’s No Joy in Tokyo’: The 1990 Super Major Series
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 Rob Fitts focuses on the 1990 Super Major Series– the first time Japan captured the series against an MLB visit team.
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The 1988 Major League-Japan All-Star Series
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 CHRIS HICKS tells us about the 1988 MLB vs. NPB all-star series.
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Japan’s Favorite Players: No. 3, Shigeo Nagashima
This week Thomas Love Seagull focuses on the great Shigeo Nagashima
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Baseball from Mars: The 1986 Super Major Series
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 JAMES FORR tells us about the begins of the MLB vs. NPB all-star series..
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