Description:
From a true insider's perspective, In the Japanese Ballpark explores the differences between the Japanese and American game through interviews with the people who play, oversee, promote, and watch the game, providing insight and revealing what makes Japanese baseball special.
Brief description:
Robert K. Fitts is a curatorial consultant for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and a baseball historian. He is the author of eleven books of Japanese baseball, including Issei Baseball: The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers (Nebraska, 2020), Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan (Nebraska, 2013), and Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer (Nebraska, 2015), and is the coeditor of Nichibei Yakyu: U.S. Tours of Japan, volumes I and II.
Review Quotes:
"Fitts' interviews reveal a wealth of insights into the Japanese game. . . . An excellent addition to sports collections."--Alan Moores, Booklist, starred review