Video: History of Japanese players in MLB
Ichiro Suzuki of the Yankees salutes the crowd after his first-inning base hit, his 4,000th as a professional, during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. (Aug. 21, 2013) Credit: Jim McIsaac
This one is probably not a coincidence.
The MLB Productions crew put together a video showing the history of Japanese players in the major leagues...
That just happened to be released on the same day highly-sought-after righthander Masahiro Tanaka signed a seven-year, $155 million deal with the Yankees.
(App users can watch the video here: http://atmlb.com/1mH7Rh6)
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