I thought a few observations about how different Japanese baseball is might be of interest to those not familiar with it. In September 2018 I made a baseball-themed visit to Japan. For the less-informed, the extent of their familiarity might only consist of the Tom Selleck movie, “Mr. Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi (Golden Eagles)ġ.6K The author, Donald Plavnick, at the Tokyo Dome.Īsk the average Major League Baseball fan what he or she knows about Japanese baseball, and the answer will probably include a mention of “Ichiro” (Suzuki), Yu Darvish, or the Angels talented Shohei Ohtani.Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima (Carp).
