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標題: [外電]Chen to pitch in MLB Japan Series
時間: Tue Nov 4 23:02:42 2014
Chen To Pitch In MLB-Japan All-Star Series
by Laymond Schwabasher/ November 04, 2014 at 09:53 AM
Maybe you've heard about the upcoming MLB-Japan All-Star Series.
It's going to be a five-game series between MLB and NPB stars that
takes place in Japan between November 10th and 20th.
This used to happen every even-number year, dating as far back as
1986, but hasn't happened since 2006 due to the emergence of the
World Baseball Classic. But it's back now! And it's pretty cool.
Representing Japan will be the country's national team, known as
"Samurai Japan." The American representation will be made up of
28 star MLB players. The roster's still being filled out, and
Baltimore Orioles ace Wei-Yin Chen is the latest addition.
Chen will get a chance to pitch in Tokyo, which is one of the
cities where the tour will make stops.The other host cities will
be Osaka, Sapporo, and Okinawa.
Chen won't be the only Orioles representative, as Adam Jones is
also expected to participate. Chen is, however, the only big-name
Taiwanese star currently slated to participate as a member of the
MLB side.
It's not entirely clear who all is going to be on the MLB roster,
or how that roster will be determined game-by-game. John Farrell
is the manager, this much we know. Some players have been announced,
with more additions being made seemingly every now and then.
Some of the bigger names for the MLB team: Cano, Evan Longoria, Yasiel
Puig, Bryce Harper, Adam Jones, Iwakuma. Some of the smaller names:
Wada, Chris Capuano, Jeremy Guthrie, Randy Choate, Lucas Duda.
It'll be a bit of an eccentric mix, but hey, nothing wrong with
eccentric. Japanese stars Shohei Otani, Shintaro Fujinami, Tetsuto
Yamada, and Takahiro Norimoto will headline for Samurai Japan.
It's a short series of exhibition games, but there's no reason to think
the resurrected MLB-Japan All-Star Series won't be terrific entertainment.
NPB and MLB are the two most prominent baseball leagues of all time,
and the current era represents a new high-water mark for baseball's
international presence. There are plenty of former NPB stars on MLB
rosters, and vice versa. Let the intermingling begin!
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前不久台媒報導就有提到陳被大聯盟徵詢，但要陪剛出生的小baby和老婆，
所以加入大聯盟明星隊機會不大，如果真如這篇報導所說被列入訪日名單中，
那這樣的對決真是太棒了! Samurai Japan這次精銳盡出，跟岩隈並列光榮
返日的15勝以上MLB投手，背後還有金手套守備陣容支援，期待呀!
話說有人知道台灣有電視台會轉播這五場的系列賽嗎?