The ever-increasing internationalism and players from many nations joining professional baseball ranks in whatever countries where the game is played has inspired sports news articles regarding the way teammates communicate.
A recent New York Times story by David Waldstein told of how George Rose handed out Living Language kits to the four Japanese players in the New York Yankees camp. Rose, fluent in Japanese and Hideki Irabu's interpreter when that pitcher joined New York in 1997, oversees Pacific Rim affairs for the ballclub.
Another piece, by Stephen Hawkins of The Associated Press, pointed out the Texas Rangers will most likely field a starting lineup with players from Curacao, South Korea (Choo Shin-soo), Cuba and two each from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Add to that Yu Darvish from Japan, named by manager Ron Washington as the starting pitcher for Opening Day.