The New York Times – Sports:
Randy Bass and Alex Ramirez found unexpected stardom in Japan, and now they have gained the rarest of distinctions for foreign players with no Japanese heritage.
Category: Nippon Professional Baseball
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How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan
The New York Times – Sports:
Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets.
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How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan
The New York Times – Sports:
Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball played in the U.S. All of them spent time in Queens.
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Battles Erupt Over Japan’s Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium
The New York Times – Sports:
A polarizing redevelopment plan would level Meiji Jingu, a stadium where Babe Ruth dominated and the novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired.
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Trevor Bauer Agrees to Deal with Japan’s Yokohama BayStars
The New York Times – Sports:
Bauer, a star pitcher who was released by the Dodgers following the end of his domestic violence suspension, agreed to a one-year deal with the Yokohama BayStars.
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Mets Will Add Japan’s Kodai Senga on 5-Year, $75 Million Deal
The New York Times – Sports:
Kodai Senga will bring his “ghost fork” pitch and his championship pedigree to the Mets in a deal that will push the team’s 2023 spending past $400 million.
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How Mr. Baseball Became a Go-To for Players Headed to Japan
The New York Times – Sports:
Thirty years ago, a Tom Selleck comedy introduced Americans to Japanese baseball. It remains a go-to resource for foreign players.
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Japan Celebrates 150 Years of Baseball
The New York Times – Sports:
Japan is celebrating the sport’s introduction there in 1872. The living descendants of the American teacher who took the game to Tokyo only learned of his role in 2000.
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Roki Sasaki of Japan Strikes Out 19 in Perfect Game
The New York Times – Sports:
Roki Sasaki, 20, pitched the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball in 28 years. But don’t expect to see him in M.L.B. anytime soon.