Japanese baseball by Hector Gomez

Japan has a large following and where he was first introduced by an American , Horace Wilson, in 1872 , the professional game there for 50 years , have two leagues, the Central and the Pacific , with a total of 12 teams .

American teams often play in Japan at the end of the regular season. At school and college is extremely popular: each summer , 4,000 secondary schools taking part in the All Japan Baseball Tournament , held near the city of Osaka.

Is Japan give much importance and they put much emphasis on the physical, then the technical part, technically bowling , bowling safer and encouraged to speak as part of the psychological preparation.

Before the establishment of the first professional league in Japan in 1936 , baseball had been played in the country for half a century from 1870. It was first used as a learning tool , since it was introduced by American teachers , so the sport was played in principle too rigidly like a martial art with a focus on the physical and mental growth .

Smaller than their American peers, the Japanese felt it was necessary to compensate for physical differences with training and determination, reached the point of considering the physical sacrifice should be above anything and the levels required in training came to draw blood to players .

Although tours of the Big Leagues or other professionals from other countries playing baseball in Japan was for many years only played school and university level, these tournaments are ancient imagine that liceísta championships in Japan dating back to 1915 , all because considered to play baseball for money eraa profane. Despite this in 1936 the Major League Baseball Japan was organized with seven teams, the Tokyo Kyojin oldest created in 1934 and today is the Giants , Osaka Tigers, Hankyu Dai Tokyo , Nagoya Kinko , Nagoya and The Tokyo Senators .

The story of the creation of the league, is that six of these teams were Sponsoreados by the Yomiuri newspaper , which he hoped to increase its circulation in the rail lines leading to the Stadiums .

The war , which destroys all the good things of the world , also had its share in the league in Japan , since the removal of the names in English of equipment to the suspension of activities between 1945 and 1946 , that is very strange, since that the Pacific War was from 1933-1945 book , that speaks of temperance and adaptability of the Japanese league to the vicissitudes .

The longest established kyojin team and fans of Japan has had three names "The Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club" , " Tokyo Koyjin " and the best known of all Yomiuri Giants team which is known today.

In 1950 the two- start Leagues The Central League formed initially by Giants, Tigers, Dragons , Swallows , Hiroshima Carp, Taiyo Whales , Nishi - Nippon Pitrates and Shochiku Robins and Pacific League teams formed , Mainichi Orions , Lions, Hankyu Braves , Tokyu Flyers, Nankai Hawks, Kintetsu Pearls and the Daiei Stars .

Among the major powers worldwide Baseball is no doubt right now the Japanese baseball. With a professional tournament high prestige and quality, with figures of great estelaridad worldwide , as well as outstanding performance as selection , are more than enough reasons to reaffirm the above .

Although introduced baseball in that country since 1872 , soon enough to be incorporated into the official IBAF events , but since they did , they have always been among the top candidates to key positions .

They have a beisbolero system among the best in the world, as well as afford to have a professional tournament among the most prestigious , the Japanese majors , are able to maintain itself a remarkable development in the amateur level, where equally considered their potency .

They were the first winners of the Intercontinental Cup, were held in Italy in 1973 , repeating the crown in 1997. In these tournaments, finished second in 1975, 1979 , 1989, 1991 and 1995, finishing with the bronze in 1987, 1995 and 1993. In Olympic Games silver medal in 1996 were hung , and the bronze in 1992 , while world events were second in 1982 and third in 1976 , 1990 and 1994 . In 1980 they were hosting the World Championships 1980.

Figures from the likes of Sadaharu Oh , greatest slugger of all time , as well as men of the stature of the gardener Ichiro Suzuki, able to shine in his country and the United States , and pitcher Hideo Nomo , are more than enough examples to greatly emphasize the quality of the Japanese baseball.

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