Uh Oh, It’s Oh

January 1, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment

Hey baseball fans! Happy New Year!! Anyway, for today’s post, I will be blogging about a baseball player who never played in the states, but is one of the most popular international baseball players of all time. Sadaharu Oh played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1959-1980 in the professional Japanese baseball league. He originally was […]

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Wally Yonamine and the Integration of Japanese Baseball

September 16, 2011 by Rob Fitts · 1 Comment

A rock whizzed by Wally Yonamine’s head. Jeers and taunts followed. “Yankee Go Home!” “Go Back to Hawaii!” Some yelled insults in Japanese, while a few yelled the only English they knew, “One, Two, Three!” The abuse had begun the minute Wally took his position in Koshien Stadium’s left field. The home-town Hanshin Tiger fans […]

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