Shohei Otani and Japanese Baseball with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki

About this Episode

We talk with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki about the NPB posting system, differences between the mounds, balls, culture of MLB and NPB and dig a little deeper into some of the myths about Japanese pitchers coming over to MLB. We also look into the current state of the sabermetric community in Japan.

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• Shohei Otani's life goals
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