Masanori Murakami (baseball)
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Baseball in Japan not in jeopardy - Tue, 27 Mar 2012 PST
who at age 20 in 1964 became the first Japanese to play in the major leagues. A relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, Murakami pitched in 45 games in two seasons, going 6-1 with a 3.43 earned-run average. He was nearly as big a deal in the U.S. and from SpokesmanReview.com Read more »
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Rangers' Darvish ready to step into MLB spotlight
For a player who has yet to pitch in a regular season MLB game, the buzz around Darvish is deafening. Since Masanori Murakami became the first Japanese player to make a major league roster in 1964 expectations of Asian players have grown. Murakami was followed from Globe and Mail Read more »
