The Japanese Player in American Baseball

What the flow of Japanese talent to American baseball means for both baseball cultures

The Flow

The flow of Japanese professional baseball talent to American baseball -- the posting system through which NPB teams can make players available to MLB teams in exchange for a posting fee -- has produced the specific cross-cultural baseball exchange that has accelerated dramatically in the past five years as the MLB demand for the specific pitching and hitting quality that the Japanese development system produces has increased.

The Impact

The impact of the Japanese player migration on both baseball cultures: American baseball has acquired the specific pitching repertoire and the hitting approach that the Japanese development system produces at the highest level, as documented by the performance of the Japanese players who have transitioned to MLB successfully. Japanese baseball has experienced the specific disruption of losing its marquee players at the peak of their development to the American market.

On Deck News Coverage

The On Deck News covers the Japanese player flow because the accountability journalism of baseball development requires examining the international dimensions of the talent market that the sport has become.

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