The Global Baseball Games, billed as the Carnext Samurai Japan Series for sponsorship purposes,[1] are an international exhibition baseball series played between Samurai Japan and a team of European All-Stars. The series is typically played in Japan in the same year as the WBSC Premier12 tournament.
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 2015 |
Organising body | WBSC |
The first edition of the series was played in 2015, then known as the Global Baseball Match, and was the debut of Team Europe in international competition.[2][3] The next edition was played in 2024, at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka.[4] In the second game, six Japanese pitchers combined to throw a perfect game.[5]
Games edit
2015 edit
March 10, 2015 | Europe | 3 – 4 | Japan | Tokyo Dome, Tokyo |
LP: Loek van Mil | Boxscore | WP: Katsuki Matayoshi Sv: Yuji Nishino |
March 10, 2015 | Japan | 2 – 6 | Europe | Tokyo Dome, Tokyo |
LP: Takahiro Matsuba | Boxscore | WP: Luke Sommer | ||
HR: Yurendell DeCaster |
2024 edit
March 6, 2024 | Europe | 0 – 5 | Japan | Kyocera Dome, Osaka |
LP: Tom de Blok | Boxscore | WP: Kaima Taira |
March 7, 2024 | Japan | 2 – 0 | Europe | Kyocera Dome, Osaka |
WP: Yumeto Kanemaru Sv: Atsuki Taneichi |
Boxscore | LP: Markus Solbach |
References edit
- ^ "2024 CARNEXT SAMURAI JAPAN SERIES 2024 JAPAN vs TEAM EUROPE". japan-baseball.jp.
- ^ "Team Europe jumps out to early lead, earns series split against Japan". The Japan Times. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Europe gets historic victory, defeats No. 1 Japan 6-2 in global baseball showing in Tokyo". WBSC.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. March 11, 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "World Baseball Classic heroes and former MLBers highlight Japan vs. Europe rosters". MLB.com. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Baseball: Collegian leads 6-pitcher perfect Japan win over Europe". The Mainichi. Kyodo News. 7 March 2024.