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Weekly NPB recaps, Japanese baseball history, and life in between games. JapanBall's official Substack.
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The Trade of Mr. Hawks (opens the original)
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My latest over at JapanBall tells the story of Hiroki Kokubo, number 17 on NPB’s all-time home run list. Before he was managing the SoftBank Hawks to pennants, he was a star slugger for the team, helping lead them to pennants.His rookie season in 1994 was nothing special (a .215 average in 78 games) and the Hawks (then owned by Daiei) sent him to Hawaii’s winter league that offseason, where he wound up winning the batting title. Sadaharu Oh took over as manager for the 1995 season and Kokubo too
A First for Me in Japan (opens the original)
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We’re currently running a sale on subscriptions! Right now, a yearly subscription is 30% off: only $35. As a thank-you for being a subscriber, I’ll randomly select one at the end of September to receive a little package of Japanese baseball cards. I’ll send the package to anywhere in the world, shipping completely covered by me. Get 30% off for 1 year
The Hawks Claim Their Third Pennant In a Row (opens the original)
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We’re currently running a sale on subscriptions! Right now, a yearly subscription is 30% off: only $35. As a thank-you for being a subscriber, I’ll randomly select one at the end of September to receive a little package of Japanese baseball cards. I’ll send the package to anywhere in the world, shipping completely covered by me. The August winner was Liam and I sent out his package last week. <a class="button primary" href="https://thomasloveseagull.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=cf1e72de&utm_con
NPB Home Run Club: No. 44, Takahiro Ikeyama (opens the original)
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Only 20 players have hit 400 or more in the history of Japanese baseball. More than 50 players have done it in MLB history. Over at JapanBall, I’m counting down the top home run hitters in NPB history. Over here on Substack, I’m be counting down all the batters who have hit 300 or more home runs in NPB history. Compared to MLB, 300 doesn’t sound like a huge milestone: Pete Alonso just became the 171st player to join the club. But in NPB, only 48 players have reached the milestone.Every great slu
Here Come the BayStars (opens the original)
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We’re currently running a sale on subscriptions! Right now, a yearly subscription is 30% off: only $35. As a thank-you for being a subscriber, I’ll randomly select one at the end of September to receive a little package of Japanese baseball cards. I’ll send the package to anywhere in the world, shipping completely covered by me.Get 30% off for 1 year<
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