Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine likes to think big and says Major League Baseball should be eyeing expansion to Japan.

Valentine, who just kicked off his second season in his second stint as manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League, said baseball needs to become more global.

"I think there needs to be an expansion of MLB to Asia and I think Japan is the place to be," Valentine said. "True expansion should be the ultimate goal of everyone who deals with baseball on both sides of the pond."