This post is the second in my weekly series on Japanese baseball. The first post was an overview of the Nippon Professional Baseball League and this post will provide you with some information on the minor league system.
We hear a lot about the major leagues in Japan but relatively little about the minor leagues which are not at all like those in the United States. In the Unites States most major league teams have at least five minor league affiliates while each professional team in Japan has only one, which is part of either the Eastern League or the Western League. Minor leagues teams in Japan usually carry the same name as the parent team and are differentiated by the term Second Team. The First Team being the major league equivalent in the United States.
read more...(Via A typical Life.)
The second of Shane Sakata's series on Japanese Baseball. It sounds like there are no fans at minor league games, pity. I also notice that there are 16 days until her first baseball game in 2008. But if I read the schedule correctly, we only have 15 days until the first game at Muni (SJSU vs Utah, Feb 22, 6 pm). It ain't professional baseball, but after four months, I am ready for a little league game.
