By Shane Barclay Friday, November 13, 2020 was “the most noteworthy day for baseball since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947,” according to Dr. Richard Lapchick, Director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at … Continued
In May 2020, Alex Weaver founded a website and Instagram account (@baseballletters) called “Baseball Letters.” Alex’s intention was to show how “Baseball is personal, it’s poetry, it’s art, and it’s thinking.” He encouraged his audience to share their favorite baseball … Continued
@thankyoubaseball is one of my favorite accounts in all of social media. Zan Rathore, the account’s Toronto-based creator, has the goal of uniting the baseball community by sharing all that makes him thankful for the game of baseball. The account … Continued
Japan’s high speed Shinkansen trains, popularly known as “bullet trains” ever since their initial design stages, can reach speeds of 200 MPH! But it is not just their speed that impresses. Despite traveling routes that cover vast swaths of the … Continued
Overview and History Despite the ever-visible popularity of baseball, sumo wrestling is the national sport of Japan. Baseball may have made its way to Japan shortly after the sport came into existence, in the second half of the 19th century, … Continued
Since 1950, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has been the highest level of baseball in Japan. Composed of 12 teams divided into two circuits, NPB seasons consist of 143 games that begin in late March or early April, and end in … Continued
The June 26, 2020 episode of JapanBall’s “Chatter Up!” Zoom calls featured Rob Fitts, a historian of Japanese baseball and author of six books on the subject. He is also renowned for his expertise in the area of Japanese baseball … Continued
In the absence of our international baseball tours and baseball in general during the COVID-19 pandemic, JapanBall began hosting a series of “Chatter Up!” video calls for its community of international baseball fans. The June 11, 2020 episode of “Chatter … Continued