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Wed, Mar 17 2010

MLB Preview Pt. 2: Asian Americans

MLB Preview Pt. 2: Asian Americans

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Asian American, Aubrey Huff, CY Young, Don Wakamatsu, ERA, Eric Chavez, Filipino, Flyin Hawaiian, ichiro suzuki, japanese american, Jason Bartlett, Jason Giambi, Ken Griffey Jr., Kevin Kouzmanoff, Kurt Suzuki, Matt Holiday, NLCS, Oakland Athletics, OBP, OPS, Orlando Cabrera, philadelphia phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, rafu shimpo, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Marienrs, Shane Victorino, Shutouts, Tim Lincecum, Travis Ishikawa, WHIP

By Jordan Ikeda Part two of this three part series previewing Major League Baseball’s upcoming season focuses on the Asian American players. If you missed part one, check it out here. Jason Bartlett...

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Wed, Aug 12 2009

Sun Spots 3

Also tagged: akinori iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Don Wakamatsu, ESPN, Houston Astros, Junichi Tazawa, Kazuo Matsui, Keith Law, Ken Takahashi, Major League, Seattle Mariners, Yusei Kikuchi

Some interesting baseball news this week in our third installment of Sun Spots. Feel free to comment. What life is like for a 40-year-old (Ken Takahashi) rookie trying to make it to the bigs. A breakdown...

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Wed, Jul 29 2009

Sun Spots

Also tagged: Japanese, akinori iwamura, Cubs, Daisuke Matsuzaka, japanese american, Junichi Tazawa, Kenji Johjima, Koji Uehara, Kosuke Fukudome, Majors, Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB

Will be posting a weekly blog with links to interesting stories related to Japanese/Japanese American and Asians playing in professional sports. This week, with all the Daisuke Matsuzaka hoopla, thought...

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