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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 9, Randy Bass
The quiet slugger from Oklahoma who became a Kansai folk hero
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 10, Atsuya Furuta
The four-eyed catcher who changed Japanese baseball
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10.19: The Day Baseball Ran Out of Time
On October 19, 1988, the Kintetsu Buffaloes played two games, didn’t lose either one, and still lost the pennant.
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10.19: The Day Baseball Ran Out of Time
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The Blank Day
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Japan in Pictures: Kamakura (2021)
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Japan in Pictures: Setagaya Line (Part 1)
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Why I Love Baseball
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Nothing Felt Finished: NPB in 2025
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 11, Masumi Kuwata
The thinking pitcher who survived by understanding the game
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 12, Masayuki Kakefu
The unlikely star who learned what it meant to carry Hanshin
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 13, Kazuhiro Kiyohara
The controversial slugger who never ruled a season
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Japan in Pictures: The End of the Year in Snow Country
Snowstorms, sushi, and a snowman that never happened
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Only in Baseball: The Strangest Moments of the 2025 NPB Season
Moments from last season that reminded us why baseball remains the weirdest and most beautiful sport we have.
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 14, Tatsunori Hara
The man asked to follow Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 15, Katsuya Nomura
He caught nearly 3,000 games, hit 657 home runs, and never believed he was gifted
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The Blank Day
A single day with no games and no pitches thrown exposed a loophole, a power struggle, and the cost of winning at any price.
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Japan's Favorite Players: No. 16, Suguru Egawa
He was Japan’s most dominant pitcher—and its most controversial. The Monster arrived decades ahead of his time, and paid the price for it.
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