Yu Darvish – Best Pitcher in Japan?
byYu Darvish – Best Pitcher in Japan? At 21 years of age, Nippon Ham Fighters’ pitcher Yu Darvish may already be the best pitcher…
International Baseball
Korean Baseball
byKorea is the subject of the final installment of my series on international baseball. Korea is home to 48 million inhabitants with 10.5…
Baseball in Taiwan
byWith the emergence of Chien-Ming Wang as a bona fide ace of the Yankees, and the not-so-recent signing of Chi-Hung Cheng by the…
Italian Baseball
by“Here, the mental side is not emphasized.” – Claudio Liverziani, Italy’s team captain. Like most other countries, baseball was introduced to Italy by Americans,…
Rockies Reap Latin Scouting Rewards
byRockies Reap Latin Scouting Rewards Both the Rockies (and Cleveland) are following a team-building plan pioneered by a successful franchise in the 80’s and…
Venezuelan Baseball
byContinuing the series of International Baseball articles, up next is Venezuela. Venezuela is close in population to Canada with 26 million residents yet they…