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Japan No. 1 in First Women’s Baseball Rankings

Japan, U.S.A. and Canada rank first through third in the first IBAF women's rankings.
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Player Profile: Norichika Aoki

This article originally ran in January on my site, www.npbtracker.com. Aoki is Japan’s consensus top hitter, and has a publicly
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U.S. Colleges Sport International Flavor on the Diamond

Dozens of foreign-born athletes, including Troy University's Shohei Fujita, dot collegiate baseball rosters nationwide.
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Thoughts on Irabu

Over at NPB Tracker, I posted the news that at age 39, Hideki Irabu is on the comeback trail. First stop on
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Opening Day, Japan Style

Yes, the NPB and MLB seasons have been on for almost a month, but it’s never too late to see
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Rising Sun and Falling Tiger

Mark Healey talks to Patrick Newman, the founder, writer, and editor of NPB Tracker. Newman is the 'Net's foremost expert on Japanese baseball. Also on tap is Mike McClary, the founder and primary voice of The Daily Fungo.

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