They play the game with the same rules on the same diamond. But how they develop their game based on practice looks to be a little different between Japan and the United States.
Before Saturday's Game 3 of the MLB-Japan All-Star Series, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Ben Zobrist was closely observing the Japan's fielding practice with a curious look, standing in front of his own dugout at Tokyo Dome.
"Nothing specific," Zobrist said before Game 4, asked what he was watching. "(But) I like watching good baseball, good players. I saw guys at third base. They were using catcher's mitts. So I thought that was interesting because you don't see that a lot (in the United States)."
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.