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==All-Star Series 2014 (vs. Japan)== |
==All-Star Series 2014 (vs. Japan)== |
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The All-Star Series continued again after an eight-year break. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2014/06/11/kiji/K20140611008340250.html/|title=US-Japan Baseball 2014 Schedule (in japanese)|work=Sponichi.co.jp|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}</ref> The new [[Commissioner of Baseball (NPB)|Commissioner of NPB]] announced [[Japan national baseball team|Samurai Japan]] instead of NPB All-Star as the competitor for the [[2014 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series|2014 series]]. According to him, he saw in this championship a big opportunity for Samurai Japan to gain hugely useful experience for the [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017 World |
The All-Star Series continued again after an eight-year break. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2014/06/11/kiji/K20140611008340250.html/|title=US-Japan Baseball 2014 Schedule (in japanese)|work=Sponichi.co.jp|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}</ref> The new [[Commissioner of Baseball (NPB)|Commissioner of NPB]] announced [[Japan national baseball team|Samurai Japan]] instead of NPB All-Star as the competitor for the [[2014 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series|2014 series]]. According to him, he saw in this championship a big opportunity for Samurai Japan to gain hugely useful experience for the [[2017 World Baseball Classic|2017 World Baseball Classic]]. |
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Revision as of 18:53, 6 November 2014
The Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series is a set of games between All-Star teams from North America's Major League Baseball (MLB) and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), except 2014, where the Japan national team (recently known as "Samurai Japan") will compete under the banner of NPB against the MLB All-Star. The series takes place every even-numbered year in NPB home stadiums. There have been many great players to step on the field in the series including Norichika Aoki, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki, David Ortiz, Sammy Sosa, David Wright, Jose Reyes and Manny Ramírez. The American, Canadian and Japanese national anthems are all played before all games.
All-Star Series 1986-2006 (vs. NPB)
(Till 1999 the NPB All-Star team was called All-Japan)
Results
1986 MLB-NPB Best-of-Seven Series[1]
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 6 Games
- All-Japan Won: 1 Game
- Tied: 0 Games
1988 MLB-NPB Best-of-Seven Series
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 3 Games
- All-Japan Won: 2 Games
- Tied: 2 Games
1990 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series
- Champion: All-Japan
- All-Japan Won: 4 Games
- MLB All-Star Won: 3 Games
- Tied: 1 Game
1992 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 6 Games
- All-Japan Won: 1 Game
- Tied: 1 Game
1996 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 4 Games
- All-Japan Won: 2 Games
- Tied: 2 Games
1998 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 6 Games
- All-Japan Won: 2 Games
- Tied: 0 Games
2000 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 5 Games
- NPB All-Star Won: 2 Games
- Tied: 1 Game
2002 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 5 Games
- NPB All-Star Won: 3 Games
- Tied: 0 Games
2004 MLB-NPB Best-of-Eight Series[2]
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 5 Games
- NPB All-Star Won: 3 Games
- Tied: 0 Games
2006 MLB-NPB Best-of-Five Series[3]
- Champion: MLB All-Star
- MLB All-Star Won: 5 Games
- NPB All-Star Won: 0 Games
- Tied: 0 Games
Total (1986-2006) MLB-NPB Series
- MLB All-Star Won: 9 Series and 48 Games
- NPB All-Star Won: 1 Series and 20 Games
- Tied: 0 Series and 7 Games
Most Valuable Players
The MVP of the All-Star Series has only been handed out to MLB players.
- 1986 – Tony Peña, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1988 – Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds
- 1990 – Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners
- 1992 – Mark Grace, Chicago Cubs
- 1996 – Steve Finley, San Diego Padres
- 1998 – Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs
- 2000 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
- 2002 – Torii Hunter, Minnesota Twins
- 2004 – Vernon Wells, Toronto Blue Jays
- 2006 – Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
All-Star Series 2014 (vs. Japan)
The All-Star Series continued again after an eight-year break. [4] The new Commissioner of NPB announced Samurai Japan instead of NPB All-Star as the competitor for the 2014 series. According to him, he saw in this championship a big opportunity for Samurai Japan to gain hugely useful experience for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Result
2014 MLB-NPB Best-of-Five Series
- Champion: (?)
- MLB All-Star Won: (?) Games
- Samurai JPN Won: (?) Games
- Tied: (?) Games
Most Valuable Player
- 2014 – (?)
Cancellations
The 1994 series was cancelled due to the MLB players strike, and the 2008, 2010 and 2012 series were cancelled in favour of World Baseball Classic.
References
- ^ "MLB Japan All-Star Series 1986-2004". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "MLB Japan All-Star Series 1986-2004". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "2006 MLB Japan All-Star Series (in japanese)". NPB.or.jp. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "US-Japan Baseball 2014 Schedule (in japanese)". Sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved June 11, 2014.