From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, the New York Yankees had a great catcher named Yogi Berra, who was selected as the regular season MVP three times and whose name will forever remain in the history of MLB. The Yankees were in a golden age during Yogi Berra's time with the team, and he won the World Series a total of 10 times. Yogi Berra is also an unforgettable Major League Baseball player for me. I became an avid MLB fan after watching a Yankees game live at the stad

Recently, I learned that there are quite a few young people who don't know the extremely famous Christmas song, "White Christmas." I wasn't surprised by this fact, because "White Christmas" is an old song and people have different interests. But then it occurred to me. There are some things about "White Christmas" that even older people don't realize. So, this time I'll be talking about "White Christmas." "White Christmas" was first sung by Bing Crosby, the lead actor in th

Since this year’s MLB schedule ended, several new managerial and coaching appointments have been announced. Some of these announcements have been what I consider to be rare or bold, such as Kurt Suzuki being named the new manager of the Los Angeles Angels and Tony Vitello being named the new manager of the San Francisco Giants. Kurt Suzuki, who played as a catcher in the major leagues for 16 years, retired in 2022, only three years ago, and he's still young at 42. It's fair

The Los Angeles Dodgers have established the Roy Campanella Award. Each year, players and coaches vote for one player who, like Roy Campanella, demonstrates leadership and spiritual strength within the team. The award was established in 2006, and this year marks its 20th anniversary. It was announced on September 20th that Miguel Rojas has been selected as the 2025 recipient for the second consecutive year, following last year. Besides Rojas, three other players have been se

One hundred years ago, in 1925, a remarkable event took place in Major League Baseball. This year, 2025, marks the 100th anniversary of that event, yet it's not even mentioned in Japan. What about in the United States? That remarkable event was Rogers Hornsby winning the Triple Crown. This was Hornsby's second Triple Crown. He was the first player in Major League Baseball history to win the Triple Crown twice (later Ted Williams was the only player to do so twice). Furthermo

It's fair to say that pitchers hold the key to victory or defeat in the short-term World Series. Therefore, it's important to select the right pitchers. To do this, it's essential to avoid any eccentricities and select pitchers in a way that everyone can accept. However... There are two American films that I always think of during World Series season. Both films feature scenes about the World Series, but in both cases, I can't help but think that the pitcher selection was st

This time, I'd like to talk about something very strange. I don't think anyone has pointed this out before, but I apologize if someone...

Saturday, September 15, 2012 (Friday, September 14 in the US). I was off work and watching a live broadcast of a major league game at home (in Tokyo, Japan). The game was between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners at the Texas Rangers' home stadium. The starting pitchers were Yu Darvish for the Rangers and Hisashi Iwakuma for the Mariners, and it was a match between two Japanese pitchers. The Rangers were batting in the bottom of the eighth inning with the Rangers l

In my previous column, I wrote about my visit to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in Jackson, the state capital of...

In 1998, Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" began to be played at the end of games at Fenway Park, the home stadium of the Boston Red Sox....

"The Art of Fielding" (2011) by Chad Harbach is a wonderful masterpiece novel. I was engrossed in reading it. “The Art of Fielding” by...

Kevin Costner is my favorite movie actor. When he was young, he was so cool that even a man like me was fascinated by him. Since middle...

Wednesday, September 28, 1960, at Fenway Park. If you get what I'm talking about from this, you must be a big MLB fan. That day, a...

My wife, Chiaki Mukai, is an astronaut and has flown twice on the space shuttle. Her second space flight was the nine-day STS-95 mission...

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...