Monday, May 01, 2023

differences between japanese and u.s. baseball

By “W”
mon, may 1, 2023 1:35 p.m.

differences between japanese and u.s. baseball

I read an article about mets’ japanese pitcher Kodai Senga and hadn’t realized the baseballs are different:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Major_League_Baseball_and_Nippon_Professional_Baseball#:~:text=For%20a%20long%20period%20there,easier%20to%20manipulate%20and%20spin.



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  1. AnonymousMonday, May 1, 2023 at 3:52:00 PM EDT

    That's amazing. Never knew that. I guess it makes sense. At the time baseball came to Japan, the average Japanese male was around 5'3" and 120 lbs. For them, using a standard American baseball would be almost like us trying to play baseball with a softball. The outfield of Japanese ballparks also tends to be a lot smaller.

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  2. AnonymousMonday, May 1, 2023 at 4:54:00 PM EDT

    Now name the differences between Mexican and American baseball.Trick question--it's the same.
    Both leagues have a minimum of 2 Gonzales,a Rodriguez,a Martinez and any other non-English speaking types.In America,MAYBE a couple White guy's.



    --GRA

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