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73. The Japanese has extensive state sponsered training for youth baseball

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:27 AM

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Kind of like what the Soviet Union did to produce athletes.

That is why they do so well in the Little League World Series.

It was just a matter of time before they produced players that could compete in the Major League.

Typically any Major League team will have several non American players on their roster. Nothing wrong with that.

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