2007-02-02 12:20:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
No.
2007-02-02 12:28:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's 30 teams in MLB. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think there are 30 Japanese players in MLB. I could be wrong, though. I know my team, the Phillies, have never had one.
It shouldn't matter. If my team had 25 Japanese players and they won, I'd be fine with that.
2007-02-03 00:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by Jack R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's starting to seem that way. In the past, MLB looked to the Caribbean, most notably the Dominican Republic, for players. Now it looks to be the Far East. It's not only Japan. Korea has a few players in the MLB now.
2007-02-02 13:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
This only because of two reasons.
1. There is always the chance that that player may actually be a phenom that will help the club win.
2. It opens the club to a whole new market: Japanese People
When a club brings a person of a different nationality, it attracts the interests of people of that nationality to watch the club. Furthermore, it attracts advertisements from that country to advertise to the new market.
It is a great ploy to create business for the club.
2007-02-02 13:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by jetsdave92 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Japanese players have the talent to play so teams are interested. The Japanese aren't any better/worse than any other culture or race.
2007-02-02 12:48:24 · answer #5 · answered by Adam 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 20:07:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the price is right
but unfortuneately the pirates, nationals, and im pretty sure the cubbies do not have any Japanese players
there are more teams, i just dont remember which
2007-02-02 13:53:06 · answer #7 · answered by shotgunmerc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Japanese, Dominican, Venezualan, Colombian, Panamanian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Canadian, Aruban, Cuban, Australian, American, Korean, Pacific Islander. Who cares? Once they put your home team's uniform on they are your favorites. At least as long as they are performing.
2007-02-03 21:52:57 · answer #8 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
daah! No, its based on "talent, winning/competitive", as not all teams in US do, but not all "Asian" ball players are Japanese...so do u say/ask the same for Koreans (who beat/won the All-Star Worlrd Series last year over "all" including the Japan n USA teams), Chinese, Latinos, ect? Do all prof/"Bigs" Japan teams have 2 have a "white/caucasian/American player" on every one of their teams? Why do u ask? RU a racist, or?
2007-02-02 12:38:53 · answer #9 · answered by Moneyball sucks 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Do you have to indicate your racism so blatantly?
Of course, that's aside from the fact that your facts are in error. I'm giving you just a couple of examples of that, but feel free to teach yourself a few somethings.
2007-02-02 14:45:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And?
What's the problem with that?
If they can improve the team then it doesn't matter.
It's not like they're holding the team back.
They're actually one of the top players in the team.
2007-02-02 12:30:05 · answer #11 · answered by cruel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋