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Baseball in Japan

Index Baseball in Japan

Baseball was first introduced to Japan in 1872 and is currently among the country's most popular participatory and spectator sports. [1]

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Asahi (baseball team)

The Asahi were a Japanese-Canadian baseball team established in 1914.

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Asahi Shimbun

The is one of the five national newspapers in Japan.

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Babe Ruth

George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Baseball rules

The rules of baseball differ slightly from league to league, but in general share the same basic game play.

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Central League

The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

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Charlie Gehringer

Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993), nicknamed "The Mechanical Man", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who played 19 seasons (1924–42) for the Detroit Tigers.

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Cuba national baseball team

The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba.

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Designated hitter

In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 5.11, adopted by the American League in 1973.

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Hanshin Koshien Stadium

, commonly referred to as simply Koshien Stadium, is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

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Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄/Nomo Hideo, born August 31, 1968 in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Horace Wilson (professor)

Horace Wilson (February 10, 1843 – March 4, 1927) was an American expatriate educator in late 19th century Empire of Japan.

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Intercity Baseball Tournament

The Intercity Baseball Tournament (都市対抗野球大会 Toshi Taikō yakyū taikai) of Japan, commonly known as "Summer All-star" (真夏の球宴 manatsu no kyūen), is an annual nationwide City baseball tournament.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japan High School Baseball Federation

The Japan High School Baseball Federation (財団法人日本高等学校野球連盟 zaidan hōjin nihon kōtō gakkō yakyū renmei) is the governing body of high school baseball in Japan, and is composed of the High School Baseball Federations of each of the 47 prefectures.

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Japan national baseball team

The is the national team representing Japan in international baseball competitions.

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Japan National Tourism Organization

The, JNTO, provides information about Japan to promote travel to and in the country.

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Japan Series

, or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan.

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Japanese Baseball League

was a professional baseball league in Japan which operated from 1936–1949, before reorganizing in 1950 as Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Japanese High School Baseball Championship

The of Japan, commonly known as, is an annual nationwide high school baseball tournament.

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Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament

The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会 senbatsu kōtō gakkō yakyū taikai) of Japan, commonly known as "Spring Kōshien" (春の甲子園 haru no kōshien) or "Senbatsu" (センバツ), is an annual high school baseball tournament.

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Japanese language

is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language.

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Jimmie Foxx

James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was an American baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.

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Junichi Tazawa

is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

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JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy

, or NOC or Shin-Nisseki (新日石) is a Japanese petroleum company.

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Kaisei Academy

The Kaisei Academy (開成学園) is a preparatory boys private secondary school located in Arakawa ward, Tokyo, Japan.

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Kosuke Fukudome

is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.

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List of Japanese baseball players

This list consists of players who have played in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig, born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig (June 19, 1903June 2, 1941), nicknamed "the Iron Horse", was an American baseball first baseman who played his entire professional career (17 seasons) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 until 1939.

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Mainichi Shimbun

The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Matsutarō Shōriki

was a Japanese journalist and media mogul, also known as the father of Japanese professional baseball.

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NHK

is Japan's national public broadcasting organization.

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Nippon Life

, also known as or is the largest Japanese life insurance company by revenue.

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Nippon Professional Baseball

or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan.

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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal

(), was formed in 2012 with the merger of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal.

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Nishinomiya

is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Amagasaki and Ashiya.

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Orix Buffaloes

The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team that was formed following the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

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Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes

The was a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team based in Osaka, Japan, which was in the Pacific League.

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Pacific League

The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

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Prefectures of Japan

Japan is divided into 47, forming the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.

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South Korea national baseball team

The South Korean national baseball team (대한민국 야구 국가대표팀) is the national baseball team of South Korea.

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Sport in Japan

Sports in Japan are a significant part of Japanese culture.

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Strike action

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

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The Japan Times

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

The is a baseball team based in Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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WBSC World Rankings

The WBSC World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in baseball and softball.

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World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and after 2013 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

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World Baseball Softball Confederation

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC; Confédération internationale de baseball et softball) is the world governing body for the sports of baseball and softball.

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Yokohama

, literally "Port to the side" or "Beside the port", is the second largest city in Japan by population, after Tokyo, and the most populous municipality of Japan.

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Yokohama Country & Athletic Club

The Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, is a sport and recreational club located in Yamate, Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture.

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2006 World Baseball Classic

The 2006 World Baseball Classic was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball.

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2009 World Baseball Classic

The 2009 World Baseball Classic was an international baseball competition.

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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on Friday 11 March 2011, with the epicentre approximately east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Japan

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