JapanBall's "Chatter Up!" - Former NPB stars Matt Winters, Carlos Mirabal and Kevin Beirne (5/21/20) скачать в хорошем качестве

JapanBall's "Chatter Up!" - Former NPB stars Matt Winters, Carlos Mirabal and Kevin Beirne (5/21/20)

Three former NPB standouts join us for this episode of #ChatterUp: Matt Winters (Nippon Ham Fighters), Kevin Beirne (Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, Chiba Lotte Marines), and Carlos Mirabal (Nippon Ham Fighters). The guys reminisced about their Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) days in the 1990s and 2000s, playing with and for the likes of Tuffy Rhodes and Bobby Valentine. After an update from Michael Westbay and Trevor Raichura, our on-the-ground Japanese baseball experts, we get to our guests at 27:15. Recap: https://japanball.com/former-npb-star... Full transcript: https://japanball.com/chatter-up-form... Some highlights include: -Hear each of their unique stories on how they eventually landed in Japan, including a funny cameo from Tommy Lasorda! -They discuss the unique challenges of playing baseball as a foreigner in Japan -Discussing the worthiness of foreign players such as Charlie Manuel, Tuffy Rhodes, and Randy Bass for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame -Ways that foreign players are connecting with their former Japanese teams now All three of them admittedly faced challenges in Japan, but unanimously loved their experiences playing baseball abroad.