One thing an event like the MLB-Japan All-Star Series does is allow fans to ask the question, what if? What if this NPBer or that NPBer was in the major leagues and vice versa.
Or better yet, what if Hiroshima Carp second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi and Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar were playing in the same middle infield?
That's a question that will probably continue to go unanswered, but the duo have put on a show for their respective squads during the series between Samurai Japan and the MLB All-Stars.