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A new book by Rob Fitts shines a light on the overlooked people behind NPB games, showing how Japanese baseball's atmosphere is built as much off the field as on it.

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In the Japanese Ballpark: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball [Fitts, Robert K.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In the Japanese Ballpark: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball

On April 13 at 830 pm EST MLB.com writer and author of the new book We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball will join the SABR Asian Baseball Committee to chat about the WBC and his new book, followed …

Please join SABR’s Asian Baseball and Baseball Card Research Committees as we host Tatsuo Shinke on Wednesday, January 28 at 8:30 pm EST. Mr. Shinke will discuss the current state of baseball…

What does the history of baseball between Japan and the US tell us? Robert Fitts, author and baseball historian, reveals the legacy.

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