…a later article appears. The delving begins. The glass is half empty: only 91 NPB players earn JPY 100m ($1m) or more per year, a relative paucity compared to their Major League counterparts. ...
Alright, here we go, it’s time for the always popular post on Japanese team payrolls. This data comes from the February 3, 2014 edition of Shukan Baseball via their handy iOS app. Sasuga, Sh...
Last week, Ichiro reached perhaps the capstone achievement of his career: 4000 career hits as a professional in NPB and MLB. This put me in kind of a refelective mood, as Ichiro has been an omnip...
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So, baseball in 2012 has come to an end (aside from the winter leagues and whatever daigaku yakyu remains this autumn). Both MLB’s and NPB’s Giants came out on top, with Yomiuri’s Kyo...
Coming into a June 14th series with the Kansas City Royals, it looked like the end might be near for Hideki Matsui. At 37, Matsui is essentially a one-trick pony, but his season line entering the...
Last week, I got a pretty good question Twitter — who would my Japanese national team be today? It’s a good question, and a nice change of pace from the Darvish questions I frequently get, so...
A few updates from Japan as MLB players are finishing up spring training and preparing for Opening Day. For those who haven’t been following the Twins this spring, MLB rookie Tsuyoshi Nishioka ...
Editors note: most of this was drafted last week, prior to the earthquake and tsunami. With MLB spring training in full swing, here are updates on some notable Japanese names. Hideki Matsui is un...
This caught my eye: Kazuo Matsui offered up some advice for Tsuyoshi Nishioka publicly in Sanspo. I’ve translated it here: (1) The effect natural grass has on defense at second base is small. D...
A roundup of player acquisition notes from around the ‘net. Yomiuri is extending the tryout of their mystery player by another week or two. Sponichi reports that SoftBank is going to drop injur...