By Coop Daley On November 13, 2020, the sports world was changed forever when the Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as their General Manager. With her new position, Ng, who worked for 30 years in Major League Baseball—including stints as … Continued
On November 13, 2020, the sports world was changed forever when the Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as their General Manager. With her new position, Ng, who worked for years as an Assistant General Manager for the New York Yankees … Continued
By Coop Daley For many fans of Japanese baseball, the National High School Baseball Championship is one of the most important events of the year. Teams from across the country duke it out for a spot in the final rounds … Continued
Ema Ryan Yamazaki, a renowned filmmaker from Kobe, Japan, joined the Dec. 3 episode of “Chatter Up!” to discuss her film “Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams,” an intimate look at the intense season high school baseball teams go through in … Continued
By Coop Daley Although it received less attention than deserved due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was the official celebrated centennial of the Negro Leagues, a group of professional baseball leagues that hosted the greatest Black ballplayers in America before … Continued
2020 was the official celebrated centennial of the Negro Leagues, a group of professional baseball leagues that hosted the greatest Black ballplayers in America before Major League Baseball’s integration in 1947. While many celebrations were put on-hold due to the … Continued
By Coop Daley There’s no doubt that the game of baseball is evolving, both internally and externally. With more international players than ever before, the game is stretching beyond borders and becoming what JapanBall calls a true “global pastime.” In … Continued
Jennifer Wolf of the Cleveland Indians, Saya Nomura of the Los Angeles Angels and player representative Romy Jimenez joined JapanBall’s “Chatter Up!” on November 5. The three women discussed the ongoing internal changes in the baseball world, along with their … Continued
By Coop Daley There’s no doubt that baseball is an international game. Whether it’s the foreign talent that shines in Major League Baseball (MLB) or the passionate fan bases across the Pacific in Japan, baseball is a game that transcends … Continued
By Coop Daley Major League Baseball (MLB) continues to prove itself as a true international league, with stars from Japan, the Dominican Republic, and even South Korea, among many other countries. The 2020 season, although unique in its status during … Continued