Nippon Professional Baseball

Randy Bass and Alex Ramirez are Inducted Into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Randy Bass and Alex Ramirez found unexpected stardom in Japan, and now they have gained the rarest of distinctions for foreign players with no Japanese heritage.

By Brad Lefton

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How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan

Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets.

By Brad Lefton

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How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan

Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball played in the U.S. All of them spent time in Queens.

By Brad Lefton

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Battles Erupt Over Japan’s Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium

A polarizing redevelopment plan would level Meiji Jingu, a stadium where Babe Ruth dominated and the novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired.

By Joshua Mellin