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![Should Amateur Baseball Players Go Pro in South Korea and Japan? Should Amateur Baseball Players Go Pro in South Korea and Japan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-2019_神宮_46809461604.jpg)
Should Amateur Baseball Players Go Pro in South Korea and Japan?
By Troy Stangarone
Shifting trends in Major League Baseball open a potential window for teams in Japan and South Korea to compete for top amateur talent.
![Major League Baseball: Meet Japan's All-Time "Hit King" Major League Baseball: Meet Japan's All-Time "Hit King"](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-25_08-31-39.jpg)
Major League Baseball: Meet Japan's All-Time "Hit King"
By Robert Farley
Ichiro Suzuki fully deserves his place in the firmament of baseball stars.
![Samurai Japan Take on the MLB All-Stars … and Win Samurai Japan Take on the MLB All-Stars … and Win](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-20_11-10-13.jpg)
Samurai Japan Take on the MLB All-Stars … and Win
By Samuel Chi
Japanese players impressed against a visiting team from the United States.
![Masahiro Tanaka Injury Derails Fairytale MLB Start Masahiro Tanaka Injury Derails Fairytale MLB Start](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-17_06-40-25.jpg)
Masahiro Tanaka Injury Derails Fairytale MLB Start
By Samuel Chi
After a stellar start to baseball Stateside, the Japanese pitcher is likely out for the rest of the season.
![Major League Baseball Goes Down Under to Little Fanfare Major League Baseball Goes Down Under to Little Fanfare](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-21_06-59-06.jpg)
Major League Baseball Goes Down Under to Little Fanfare
By Samuel Chi
The Dodgers and Diamondbacks will open the 2014 season with two games in Sydney.
![Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-20_07-30-07.jpg)
Tanaka Enters Training Camp to Much Fanfare, High Expectations
By Samuel Chi
Questions remain as far as Tanaka’s place in the Yankees’ pitching lineup.
![Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-24_12-56-52.jpg)
Bottlenoses, Blonde Wigs and Baseball
By J. T. Quigley and Angela Erika Kubo
Our Tokyo editors discuss the recent dolphin hunt and other Japan news.
![Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-23_05-23-41.jpg)
Yankees Pay $175 Million for Japanese Ace Tanaka
By Samuel Chi
New York’s acquisition is the most expensive ever for a foreign player.
![Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/Tanaka.jpg)
Sayonara, Tanaka? MLB Fans May Have to Wait for Japanese Ace
By Samuel Chi
The hottest bidding war in Major League Baseball history might not happen this winter.
![Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation? Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19386_5280aa739e675.jpg)
Could Masahiro Tanaka be MLB’s Next Japanese Sensation?
The young right-hander is expected to garner a $60 million posting fee.
![Balfour Rage: Just What the Oakland A’s Need? Balfour Rage: Just What the Oakland A’s Need?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19365_5280aa2b95331.jpg)
Balfour Rage: Just What the Oakland A’s Need?
Oakland A’s pitcher Grant Balfour may have a potty mouth, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
![Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16034_527c4c3ac9fb3.jpg)
Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan
Former Major League Baseball star Manny Ramirez is set to sign with the EDA Rhinos of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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