Little noticed in the fanfare surrounding the $100M signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2006 was the two-year, $2.5M deal they gave to Hideki Okajima.A...
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Kattobase Nihonjin Dairiigaa!First, apologies to all my readers for remaining silent for the past two weeks.I’ve just bought my first house,...
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Spring training's well underway, and several Japanese players are making their marks.The biggest news, however, is not good—but it's not too...
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For my final WBC preview, I saved the best for last: Japan, last year's defending champion. They shocked the world in 2006 by defeating favorite Cuba,...
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Kosuke Fukudome will have a former teammate with him in spring training after the Cubs signed Japanese righty Ken Kadokura to a minor-league deal that...
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East Coast Boston is moving farther East every day. With prominent Japanese players like Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima and Junichi Tazawa already...
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In Part 1 of this series, we saw the Groundbreaker Masanori Murakami, the first Japanese-born player to appear in the majors, create the first...
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With MLB GMs at the winter meetings right now, the Hot Stove League is officially sizzling. Rumors are flying about trades and free agent acquisitions...
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All season, Daisuke Matsuzaka has worked his way out of trouble, which is how he powered his way to an 18-3 regular-season record, while leading the...
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