Baseball in Japan By Parker Davis+Dylan Kreil

Ichir o Ichiro came to play in the MLB in 2001 and was the rookie of the year, AL MVP, stolen base leader,was the hits leader,and was in the all- star game that year and has been to everyone since.In the 2007 all-star game he was the MVP.Has had hit seasons,7 100 runs scored seasons,7 times AL singles leader,4 time AL hit leader, 5 time at bad leader,2 time silver slugger award winner,and an 8 time gold glove winner.

Sadaharu Oh Oh spent his whole career in Japan playing for the Yomiuri Giants and now is a manger. But during his career he had a batting average of.301, hit 868 (A world record),had 2,786 hits, and a Career OPS a Japanese record.

Daisuke Matsuzaka Daisuke was always a star pitcher. He made it to the NPB at the age of 18. In the 8 years he was there he had a gold glove every year, lead the Pacific league in strikeouts for 4 years,ERA in 2, and wins in 3.But during the off season of 2006 he made a deal with the Boston Red Sox of $51,111,111.11, over a 4 year deal with a $2,000,000 signing bonus. In his last 2 seasons he is with 355 strike outs.He still has 2 years left on his contract.

Hideki Hideki Godzilla” Matsui Godzilla played for the Gaints in japan for 9 years.He was a 3 time MVP, won the japan series 3 times, made the all star game 9 times, and led the league in homeruns and rbi's 3 times. When he first got signed by the Yankees he had a parade in his honor before he left. He signed with the Yankees for $52,000,000 over 4 years. He did not miss a game in his first 3 seasons putting up a 518 game played streak.In Total while being with the Yankess he has made 60, million dollar

Japanese Baseball Words Senshu- Player Anda- Hit Tanda- Single Niruida- double Sanruida- Triple Honruida- Homer Gida- Sac Bunt- Gihi Sac- fly Kanto- Complete Game Kampu- Shutout Senpatsu- Starter Kanzen- Perfect Muanda- No hit Mutokuten- No run Senshu- Player Anda- Hit Tanda- Single Niruida- double Sanruida- Triple Honruida- Homer Gida- Sac Bunt- Gihi Sac- fly Kanto- Complete Game Kampu- Shutout Senpatsu- Starter Kanzen- Perfect Muanda- No hit Mutokuten- No run

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