First in a three-part series "He showed us all how much you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. And that's a beautiful thing.'' — Hiroshi Arakawa, Sadaharu Oh's batting sensei Sadaharu Oh has retired. The legendary baseball figure, suffering from ill health in ...
In an exclusive piece, best-selling author Robert Whiting reminisces about two men, Clete Boyer and David Halberstam, both of whom died in 2007, who had a profound impact on his distinguished career. This is a tribute, long overdue, to Clete Boyer and David Halberstam, two ...
Last of four-part Part I -- Is the MLB destroying Japan's national pastime? Part II -- Foreign managers change face of Japanese game Part III -- NPB needs major reform, vision to prosper like MLB Another reason why a merger is unlikely to manifest itself is Major League ...
This is the third installment in a four-part series. Part I -- Is the MLB destroying Japan's national pastime? Part II -- Foreign managers change face of Japanese game Part IV -- NPB players in need of strong union like MLBPA. Nippon Pro Baseball's fragmented structure is a ...
This is the second installment in a four-part series. Part I -- Is the MLB destroying Japan's national pastime? Part III -- NPB needs major reform, vision to prosper like MLB Part IV -- NPB players in need of strong union like MLBPA. The game is changing on ...
Best-selling author Robert Whiting, who has penned such classics as "You Gotta Have Wa," "The Chrysanthemum and the Bat" and "The Meaning of Ichiro," has written an exclusive four-part series for The Japan Times on the effect Major League Baseball is having on the ...
