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Longtime Journalist and Author Returns to See More Baseball Games in Japan
Five years ago, I attended My First Baseball Game in Japan. It was a great time, and I recently returned five years later with my wife to attend two more games. After seeing the legendary Yomiuri Giants at the equally…
“La Mujer de Hierro” – My Experience Working for Kim Ng
Friday, November 13, 2020 was “the most noteworthy day for baseball since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947,” according to Dr. Richard Lapchick, Director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of…
A Baseball Love Letter
In May 2020, Alex Weaver founded a website and Instagram account called “Baseball Letters.” Alex’s intention was to show how “Baseball is personal, it’s poetry, it’s art, and it’s thinking.” He encouraged his audience to share their favorite baseball moments…
Thank You, Baseball
@thankyoubaseball (update: no longer active) is one of my favorite accounts in all of social media. Zan Rathore, the account’s Toronto-based creator, has the goal of uniting the baseball community by sharing all that makes him thankful for the game…
My Experience at the Koshien High School Championship Tournament
Act I – Sunday, August 12, 2018 – Noon – A Brush with Koshien Koshien Stadium, near Osaka, Japan It’s hot. This was the first thought that crossed my mind after stepping off an air conditioned Hanshin Line train at…
The Home Run Dream: A Baseball Travelogue
Note: This essay partly recounts a trip through Japan my ten-year old son and I took with the JapanBall tour in 2016. The experience left an indelible impression in my life, and my son’s. On the tour, we met fellow…
Japan Baseball Observations after a JapanBall Tour
February 2019 Ask the average Major League Baseball fan what he or she knows about Japanese baseball, and the answer will probably include a mention of “Ichiro” (Suzuki), Yu Darvish, or the Angels talented Shohei Ohtani. For the less-informed, the…
Former Sportswriter Carter Cromwell Reflects on his JapanBall Trip
September 30, 2019 Early this year, I found out about a baseball-themed tour of Japan and realized that it should be a key addition to my bucket list. I signed up six months in advance and began counting down the days…
My First Baseball Game in Japan: A Sports Journalist and Public Relations Assistant Reflects
April 28, 2019 My name in Scott Melesky and I have been working in sports for almost 20 years as a sports journalist and public relations assistant. I have worked and attended thousands of sporting events over the past four…