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.
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