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I wanted to do a quick update on some Japanese pitchers playing in South Korea, three who I hadn't realized were there before and two that just recently signed.
Let's start with the two newcomers - or one newcomer and one returnee.  The Doosan Bears released their

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The Cubs announced that they had signed a Japanese pitcher named Kippei Mikami this week and I have been obsessed with answering one simple question:



I had never heard of this guy before.  Here's what the arti...

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There were a couple interesting events last week, both in MLB and NPB.  On Monday night, three Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the Texas Rangers.  One of those pitchers was Tatsuya Imai, who started the game and went six innings.  Imai had also been part of a combined no-hitter last year in Japan.  I had briefly thought that Imai was the first pitcher t...


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Bob Horner passed away yesterday at the age of 68 years old.  Horner was a star player at Arizona State in the 1970's, winning the first ever Golden Spikes award in 1978.  He was the number one overall pick in the MLB draft that year and was immediately put on the Atlanta Braves' major league roster, skipping the minor leagues entirely.  He'd hit 23 home runs i...


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Rikuu Nishida made his MB debut with the White Sox today.  Nishida was born in Osaka, Japan but played college baseball in Oregon for Mt. Hood Community College and the University of Oregon.  He was drafted by the White Sox in 2023 and has been working his way up their farm system ever since.
I think that Nishida is the seventh Japanese baseball player to make it to...

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