Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series
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The Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series is a set of games between All-Star teams from North America's Major League Baseball and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. The series takes place every even numbered year in the Tokyo Dome and other NPB home stadiums. There have been many great players to step on the field in the series including Norichika Aoki, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki, David Ortiz, Sammy Sosa, David Wright, Jose Reyes and Manny Ramírez. The American, Canadian and Japanese national anthems are all played before all games.
Results
Year |
Winner |
Loser |
1986
Details |
MLB 6 |
NPB 1 |
1988 |
MLB 3 |
NPB 2 |
1990 |
NPB 4 |
MLB 3 |
1992 |
MLB 5 |
NPB 1 |
1996 |
MLB 3 |
NPB 2 |
1998 |
MLB 5 |
NPB 2 |
2000 |
MLB 5 |
NPB 2 |
2002 |
MLB 4 |
NPB 3 |
2004
Details |
MLB 5 |
NPB 3 |
2006
Details |
MLB 5 |
NPB 0 |
Overall |
MLB 45 |
NPB 19 |
Ties
In the MLB Japan All-Star Series there have been a number of ties between MLB and NPB. There were two ties in both 1988 and 1996. In 1990, 1992 and 2000 there was one tie. Overall there have been 7 ties overall between Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball.
MLB Games Against Other Teams
Most Valuable Players
- The MVP of the All-Star Series has only been handed out to Major League players.
- 1986 - Tony Peña, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1988 - Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds
- 1990 - Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners
- 1992 - Mark Grace, Chicago Cubs
- 1996 - Steve Finley, San Diego Padres
- 1998 - Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs
- 2000 - Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
- 2002 - Torii Hunter, Minnesota Twins
- 2004 - Vernon Wells, Toronto Blue Jays
- 2006 - Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
Cancellations
The 1994 series was cancelled due to the MLB players strike, and the 2008 series was cancelled because of the World Baseball Classic. The 2010 series was unplanned since no announcements have been made.
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