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.