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Two thousand fans piled into their seats at Stanford University's baseball stadium in Palo Alto, filling the grandstands and ...

Japan won the first and second World Baseball Classic tournaments in 2006 ... ball after ball during batting practice. Even Masataka Yoshida, 29, who recently signed with the Boston Red Sox ...

Even with superstar Masataka Yoshida gone to greener pastures ... today’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, won the Japan Series championship, beating the Central League’s Tigers.

The 31-year-old Japanese product batted ... Not to mention the No. 1 prospect in baseball, Roman Anthony, itching to make his way to the MLB. So, while Yoshida might be able to return to the ...

Japanese baseball players have begun to make a huge ... Seiya Suzuki, and Masataka Yoshida are just a few recent players who have come over from Japan and found success. It’s been rumored ...

While we are discussing expectations, trade and a Japanese baseball phenom ... The Red Sox are gearing up to bring back Masataka Yoshida as trade rumors surrounding him start to fizzle out.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida had a strong ... of the top manufacturers of baseball cards, and it is a company that is taking advantage of the Japanese fan base.

Cora called him one of the club’s best hitters, and Yoshida said he still hopes to live up to fans expectations as the impact player he was brought over from Japan to be. As for the trade rumors ...