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Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds remains the only teams without any Japanese players in its history

By Daigo Fujiwara | Published: December 13, 2011

With a news that Arizona Diamondbacks signing veteran reliever Takashi Saito to a one-year deal another history is made. He will be the first Japanese player to play for the expansion franchise, and there are only two teams left that have not have any Japanese players played for them: Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds. I [...]

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Japanese players in All-Star Games

By Daigo Fujiwara | Published: July 3, 2011
Ichiro Suzuki hits for the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star game history in 2007. He won the game MVP award. (Photo: Brad Mangin/Sports Illustrated)

Ichiro Suzuki hits for the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star game history in 2007. He won the game MVP award. (Photo: Brad Mangin/Sports Illustrated) MLB’s All-Star Game roster was announced today, and there are no Japanese Ball Players on it. Not even Ichiro Suzuki, who has been on the All-Star team every year since [...]

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