For a nation so famous for its baseball exports — from Hideo Nomo to Shohei Ohtani — Japan hasn’t done a very good job at promoting Nippon Professional Baseball outside its own borders.
The Pacific League, the more forward-thinking of NPB’s two leagues, could spark change in that area in the near future, as it works to take its game — and its teams — global.
One of the first steps is bringing Pa. League baseball to American audiences, which the league is hoping to accomplish through its recent deal to broadcast over 200 games on U.S. sports channel For The Fans (FTF) for the remainder of the season.
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