Asian Baseball History and Culture is Our Passion
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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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2014 Suzuki All-Star Series: Samurai Japan vs. MLB All-Stars
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 CARTER CROMWELL focuses on the 2014 Suzuki All-Star Series when team Samurai Japan shocked the visiting MLB All-Stars.
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How to Follow Japanese Baseball in English Video
Yuri Karasawa has produced this informative video on how to follow Japanese baseball in English. Learn how to follow the current season, learn about the leagues’ history, and delve into the stats.
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2012 MLB Opening Series: Mariners vs Athletics at the Tokyo Dome
This week Susan Miyagi McCormac writes about the 2012 Opening Series between the Marines featuring Ichiro and the A’s.
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2008 Opening Series in Japan: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
This week Bill Nowlin tells us about the 2008 Opening Series between the Red Sox and A’s.
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Baek In-chun: Korean Star in NPB
Former baseball player Baek In-chun passed away late last week at the age of 82 in Cheonan, South Korea. Baek had a 20 year career in NPB under the name “Jinten Haku” and then played in the KBO’s first three seasons.
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Baseball at Manzanar: Zoom Talk Sept. 23, 8pm EST
Join Russ Speiller and Dan Kwong as they talk about SABR’s Manzanar Baseball Project, life and baseball in the camp, and rebuilding the camp’s baseball field.
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End of an Era: The 2006 Aeon 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 Coop Daley and Robert Fitts tells us about the final MLB vs NPB All-Star series.
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Godzilla Returns: The 2004 MLB Opening Series in Japan
This week Robert Fitts tells us about Hideki Matsui’s triumphant return to Japan with the 2004 New York Yankees.
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Fake Scout – A Case of Mistaken Identity
Asian Baseball Committee member Mark Kozlevcar tells us about the time he worried thousands of Korean baseball fans!
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