The Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters will hold their first Arizona Diamondbacks Night promotion on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Tokyo Dome and, as was the case with Yankees Day for the past 20 years, the Fighters ballclub is inviting 3,000 foreign fans as guests to this fun international event. The Fighters-Yankees partnership ended on June 30 of this year, and Nippon Ham signed a new agreement with the D'backs, the defending World Series champion team which defeated the Yankees in that exciting 2001 World Series last October.
Besides saluting Arizona, the Fighters will honor the foreign players and the foreign fans. Please note the promotion, also known as "gaijin day," will be held for the first time on a Saturday and at night, with game time 6 p.m. This year's visiting team is the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
The Fighters, Diamondbacks and some kind sponsors will offer door prizes to be won by lucky fans, and a special award will be given to the Most Valuable Player of the game.