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Fargo, North Dakota : The man who first broke Babe Ruth's record
Fargo is located in the southeastern part of North Dakota, bordering Canada, in the northern part of the US mainland. It is the largest...
May 2
New York City, New York : The Pride of the Yankees
On the evening of August 16, 2017, I arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport after a 13-hour nonstop flight from Japan and headed...
Apr 25
Fargo, North Dakota : The first man to overcome a high wall
In August 2009. I was in the US from Japan on summer vacation and headed to Fargo, North Dakota in a rental car to visit a facility...
Apr 4
Clearbrook, Minnesota : The man who appeared on the cover of a famous magazine
May 2016. I was driving around the US and I wanted to visit Clearbrook, Minnesota. It's the hometown of Wes Westrum. Westrum was a...
Mar 7
Hideo Nomo's best pitch
One night, I was lying in bed in my bedroom at home, watching the DVD of the very funny American comedy movie "Liar Liar" (1997). Then, I...
May 9
Jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. It is a famous suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects Manhattan and Brooklyn....
Mar 21
“Field of Dreams” : Its wonderful adaptation and direction
In the American film “Field of Dreams” (1989), Shoeless Joe Jackson, who died in 1951, appears as “ a ghost” in the present world. The...
Feb 27
The "mystery" of .400 hitters
Since 1901, when the modern era of Major League Baseball began, eight players have achieved a batting average of .400 a total of 13...
4 days ago
56-game hitting streak : Why DiMaggio?
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio set a record of 56-game hitting streak. It is incredible that he had 56 consecutive games with at least one hit in...
Apr 18
Strikeouts and Hits
I would like to start with the words that Ty Cobb seems to have said. Unfortunately, I have forgotten when and where I read them, so I...
Apr 11
Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 : Its historical significance and his future challenges
It's amazing that Shohei Ohtani achieved 50-50 (50 or more home runs, 50 or more stolen bases) in 2024, because no one in the long...
Mar 28
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Makio Mukai, MD, PhD
I'm MLB enthusiast.
From 2007 to 2019, I wrote weekly column about MLB for the Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun.
I have published three books about MLB in Japanese.
The "mystery" of .400 hitters
Since 1901, when the modern era of Major League Baseball began, eight players have achieved a batting average of .400 a total of 13...
4 days ago
Hideo Nomo's best pitch
One night, I was lying in bed in my bedroom at home, watching the DVD of the very funny American comedy movie "Liar Liar" (1997). Then, I...
May 9
Fargo, North Dakota : The man who first broke Babe Ruth's record
Fargo is located in the southeastern part of North Dakota, bordering Canada, in the northern part of the US mainland. It is the largest...
May 2
New York City, New York : The Pride of the Yankees
On the evening of August 16, 2017, I arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport after a 13-hour nonstop flight from Japan and headed...
Apr 25
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