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More than 62 years ago, in September 1944, a baseball series pitted Gila River and Heart Mountain internment camps. It now seems like ancient history, …
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Throughout history, there have been a number of great rivalries, some fun (“blondes vs. brunettes”), some serious (“Hatfields vs. McCoys”), and some somewhere in between …
As World War Two came to an end, Japanese Americans began the slow process of moving from internments camps to rebuild lives in the Midwest, …
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Beisebol is big among the Japanese farming colonies of South America. I found myself at a weekend tournament in Pedro Juan Caballero, a small town …
With spring season in bloom, the timeless beauty and classic traditions of another baseball season takes center stage on fields across America. As a young …
After watching a rerun of the old Sam Wood film Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper one Saturday afternoon when I was eight years …
Baseball, the quintessential American sport, has enjoyed immense popularity in Japan, as witnessed by the country’s recent championship at the inaugural World Baseball Classic. But …
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