Japan won the first and second World Baseball Classic tournaments in 2006 and 2009. But there has always been a feeling among many Japaneseplayers that they were playing in the shadows of the ...
the team will choose numbers for the players. "In Japanesebaseball, the number you wear on the back of your jersey carries great significance. If you go for a single-digit number, or 18 ...
By Scott Miller Thirty years ago, a Tom Selleck comedy introduced Americans to Japanesebaseball. It remains a go-to resource for foreign players. Japan is celebrating the sport’s introduction ...